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QUESTIONS 



ADAPTED TO 



THE THIRD AND SUBSEQUENT EDITIONS 



OF 



GRIMSHAW'S HISTORY 



THE UNITED STATES, 



PHILADELPHIA; 
PRINTED FOR THE AUTHOR; 

BY LYDIA U. BAILEY. 

1822. 



For the convenience of Teachers, 
there is a Key, containing the Answers to 
these Questions. 



QUESTIONS. 



(Tj* The figures in the first column denote the number of the Ques- 
tion ,- those in the second, refer to the page of the History, from 
which the student is to frame the Answer. 



CHAPTER I. 



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What was his theory respecting the sun ? 


3. 


6. 


What theory did he form, respecting the 
earth ? 


4. 


6. 


Is this system of Pythagoras adopted as true ? 


5. 


6. 


At what period, did Philolaus live ? 


6. 


6. 


What was his opinion respecting the motion 
of the earth ? 


7. 


6. 


When did Hycetas live ? 


8. 


6. 


W T hat was his system ? 


9. 


6. 


When did Ptolemy the Egyptian live ? 


10. 


6. 


What record, did Ptolemy transmit, concern- 
ing his own astronomical observations, and 
those of his predecessors ? 


11. 


6. 


How, and at what time, was this work saved 
from destruction ? 


12. 


6. 


Of what place, was Muller a native ? 


13. 


6. 


When did Muller die ? 


14. 


6. 


What instrument, useful in astronomical ob- 
servations, did he invent ? 



7. What knowledge had the ancients respecting 
the properties of the magnet ? 

7. Who were the most enterprising navigators 
of antiquity ? 

7. What guide, had they, in steering their ves- 
sels ? 

7. How far, did they extend their voyages ? 

7. Where, did they land the cargoes which they 
brought from those countries? 

7. To what port on the Mediterranean, did they 
thence convey their merchandise, by land ; 

7. To what port, did they re-ship them ? 

8. How far, did the Carthaginians extend their 

voyages, to the north ? 

8. How far, did they extend their voyages, to 
the south ? 

8. What islands did they discover ? 

8. What is related respecting the subsequent 
voyages of Hanno ? 

8. What is related of Himilco ? 

8. What is said respecting a Phenician fleet, 
prepared by one of the kings of Egypt I 

8. When is the voyage by the Phenicians sup- 
posed to have been made ? 

8. Were the particulars of those voyages pub- 
lished, for the information of mankind ? 

8. What commerce was pursued by the states 
of Greece t 

8. By what means, was their knowledge of ge- 
ography extended ? 

8. Were the Romans more remarkable than the 

Grecians, for their geographical know- 
ledge ? 

9. What erroneous theory, which Ghecked the 



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spirit of practical research, did the ancients 
entertain, concerning the habitable globe ? 

34. 9. By what event, was the small degree of geo- 
graphical knowledge, possessed by the 
Greeks and Romans, nearly lost ? 

55. 9. What great city escaped the destructive rage 

of the northern barbarians, and preserved 
the ancient arts and discoveries ? 

56. 9. In which of the Italian sea-ports, did the 

commercial spirit first revive ? 

37. 10. What served to hasten their commercial pro- 

gress ? 

38. 10. In what year, did the crusades commence ? 

39. 10. How long did the intercourse, arising from 

the crusades, subsist ? 

40. 10. When, is it generally believed, that the po- 

larity of the magnet, or its tendency of 
pointing to the poles, was discovered ? 

41. 10. To whom, is the discovery generally attrib- 

uted ? 

42. 10. Is not the claim of Gioia, to that discovery, 

disputed ? 

43. 10. At what earlier period, does the polarity of 

the magnet appear to have been known ? 

44. 10. But, is there not some merit justly owing to 

Gioia ? 

45. 11. How did the discovery of that property in 

the magnet, and the consequent invention 
of the mariner's compass, act, in extending 
the limits of navigation ? 

A6. 11. What people offered the first example of in- 
creasing confidence at sea ? 

47. 11. What islands did the Spaniards re-discover i 

48. 11. After the Spaniards, what people made the 

next considerable effort, in extending the 

boundaries of navigation ? 

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Q. 
49. 


P. 
11. 


What distant island did the Portuguese first 
reach ? 


50. 


11. 


In what year, did they reach Madeira ? 


51. 


11. 


What islands did they next discover ? 


52. 


11. 


What was their next discovery ? 


53. 


11. 


In what year, did they cross the equinoctial 
line ? 


54. 


11. 


What was the chief object of their researches 
along the African coast ? 


55. 


12. 


To what navigator was intrusted the attain- 
ment of that object ? 


56. 


12. 


Mention the promontory descried by Diaz. 


57. 


12. 


Was the Cape of Good Hope passed by Diaz? 


58. 


12. 


What is the next naval achievement men- 
tioned in the history you are now studying? 


59. 


12. 


By whom, was America discovered ? 


60. 


12. 


Of what country, was Columbus a native I 


61. 


13. 


What object was Columbus pursuing, when 
he made that great discovery ? 


62. 


13. 


Upon what system, did he found his conjee- 



ture, that he could reach India by steering 
a western course ? 

63. 13. Did those opinions rest merely on conjec- 
ture ? 

€4. 13. What evidences appeared to support his the- 
ory ? 

65. 14. By whom, was Columbus aided in his enter- 

prise ? 

66. 15. From what port, did Columbus sail ; and with 

how many vessels ? 

S7. 16. In what year, did Columbus discover Amer- 
ica ? 

68. 16. What land, in the New World, did he first 
reach ? 



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69. 17. What other islands, did Columbus, in that 

voyage, discover ? 

70. 17. Did Columbus then suppose that these isl- 

ands were adjacent to a new continent ? 

71. 17. What evidences did he now adduce in sup- 

port of his opinion, that they belonged to 
India? 

72. 17. Was this idea of Columbus — that he had 

reached India — adopted ? 

73. 17. But, after the error was detected, has that 

title been continued ? 

74. 17. What are the aboriginal inhabitants named ? 

75. 17. When did Columbus reach the continent of 

America ? 

76. 17. At what places, on the continent, did he land? 

77. 17. Was the continent, discovered by Columbus, 

named after himself? 

78. 17. After whom was it named ? 

79. 17, Of what place, was Vespucci a native ? 

80. 17. What opportunity had Amerigo Vespucci, 

to deprive Columbus of his merited hon- 
our ? 

81. 18. You mentioned, that, when searching for a 

passage to India, by the east, Diaz had 
descried the Cape of Good Hope : — when 
was that promontory passed ? 

82. 18. By whom, was it passed ? 

83. 18. By whom, was De Gamo employed? 

84. 18. Was that passage effected before, or after, 

the discovery of America ? 

85. 18. How many years after ? 

86. 18. When was the Pacific Ocean first entered by 

a European ? 

87. 18. By whom, was that passage made ? 



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88, 18. Of what country, was Magellan a native ? 

89. 18. By what country, was he then employed I 



CHAPTER II. 

90. 19. Who were the second people that ventured 

to cross the Atlantic ? 

91. 19. What is the name of the principal navigator, 

employed, by the English, in their first 

voyage to the west ? 

92. 19. Of what place, was he a native ? 

93. 19. What were the chief objects of his voyage ? 

94. 19. Agreeably with whose plan, was this attempt : 

95. 19. In what year, was this experiment made ? 

96. 19. Did he accomplish the design of reaching In- 

dia, by a western course ? 

97. 19. What obstacle opposed him ? 

98. 19. What large island, did he, at that time, dis- 

cover ? 

99. 19. How far did he proceed along the American 

continent, in a southerly direction ? 

J 00. 22. Who reigned in England, when the first Eng- 
lish settlement was attempted in America ? 

101. 22. In what year, was the attempt made? 

102. 22. Who was the chief promoter of the attempt ? 

'103. 22. In what part of America, did the colonists, 
sent out by Raleigh, begin their settle- 
ment ? 

104. 22. What was their number ? 

105. 21. What name, had previously been given t6 

that country ? 



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106. 21. Why, and by whom, was the country named 

Virginia ? 

107. 22. How long, did the colonists, sent out by Ra- 

leigh, remain in the country ? 

108. 22. What caused their return ? 

109. 23. What farther attempts did Raleigh and his 

partners make, to establish a colony ? 

110. 23. Were these more successful than the pre- 

ceding party ? 

111. 23. What was their fate ? 

1 12. 23. What causes are assigned for their wretch- 

ed end ? 



CHAPTER III. 

113. 24. After the disastrous termination of the settle- 
ment at Roanoke, were any farther efforts 
made, in Elizabeth's reign, to establish a 
colony in Virginia ? 

1 14. 24. To whom, did Raleigh assign his interest in 
that country ? 

1 15. 24. Did this new company attempt to make set- 

tlements in Virginia ? 

116. 24. Who is mentioned, at this time, as earnestly 

stimulating the English to naval enter- 
prise ? 

117. 24. What incentive did Hakluyt use ? 

118. 25. Were any new associations formed, in conse- 

quence of Hakluyt's zeal ? 

119. 25. By what king of England, were their designs 

sanctioned ? 

120. 25. What divisions did James make of the Amer- 

ican territory ? 



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121. 25. By what titles, did James severally distin- 

guish these districts ? 

122. 26. Who were the members of the South Colony? 

123. 26. Who were the members of the North Colo- 

ny? 

124. 26. In whom, was vested, the supreme govern- 

ment of the colonies ? #x 

125. 26. By whom, was the council nominated ? 

126. 26. In whom, was vested, the subordinate juris- 

diction ? 

127. 26. Under whose command, were the first emi- 

grants, intended for the South Colony, at 
this time placed ? 

128. 26. What was their number ? 

129. 26. What part of Virginia did Newport first des- 

cry ? 

130. 26. Into what spacious inlet, did he enter. 

131. 26. Up what river, did he sail ? 

132. 26. Through respect to whom, was the new name 

given to this river ? 

133. 26. What name, did the colonists confer on the 

infant settlement ? 

134. 26. In what year, was Jamestown founded ? 

135. 27. Which is the most ancient habitation of the 

English on the American continent ? 

136. 27. Did these colonists live in friendship with the 

natives ? 

137. 27. Were they comfortable in other respects? 

138. 27. In their distressful situation, on whom did the 

settlers confer the office of governor? 

139. 28. In what manner, did Smith perform the du- 

ties of his office ? 

140. 29. Did any misfortune befall captain Smith ? 

141. 29. To whom, did the Indians carry him ? 



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Q. P. 

142. 29. How was Smith treated, by Powhatan i 

143. 29. Was the sentence executed ? 

J 44. 29. By whom, was Powhatan prevailed on, tore- 
call his sentence ? 

1 45. 29. How many of the settlers were alive, when 

Smith retimed to Jamestown ? 

146. 29. What preparations were these miserable peo- 

ple then making ? 

147. 29. How many new planters soon afterwards ar- 

rived ? 

148. 29. What unlucky accident diverted their atten- 

tion from the cultivation of the land, and 
again produced a scarcity of provisions ? 

149. 30. Mention the geographical work which Smith 

accomplished. 

150. 30. What favourable change was made, about 

the same time, in the government of the 
colony. 

151. 31. Who was the first governor appointed, under 

the new charter ? 

152. 31. Did Captain Smith continue to reside in the 

colony ? 

153. 31. What caused his departure ? 

154. 31. How many persons did Smith leave in the 

colony ? 

155. 3 1. At the end of six months, after his departure, 

how many were alive ? 

156. 31. By whom, was relief brought to them ? 

157. 32. Was the succour which Gates and Summers 

brought, deemed sufficient to support them 
until the autumn ? 

158. 32. What measure, did they, consequently, adopt? 

159. 32. Did they proceed so far as Newfoundland, or 

did they meet any inducement to return ? 



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160. 32. What was the consequence of lord Dela 
ware's administration ? 

,161. 32. Did any remarkable marriage occur, in the 
time of his successor ? 

162. 33. Did Pocahuntas leave any offspring ? 

163. 33. Are any of her descendants now living ? 

164. 34. Was there, at this period, established, any 

* individual property in land ? 

165. 34. By whose labour, was the land cultivated ? 

166. 34. How was the produce distributed? 

167. 34. Why was the system of joint-labour found 

injurious ? 

168. 34. What remedy did the governor apply to this 

evil ? 

169. 34. What was the result ? 

170. 34. In what year, was tobacco, the great staple 

produce of Virginia, first cultivated, by the 
settlers ? 

171. 34. In what year, were negroes first brought in- 

to Virginia ? 

172. 34. By what conveyance, were they brought ? 

173. 35. When was the first legislative assembly con- 

vened in Virginia ? 

174. 35. How many corporations sent representatives 

to this assembly ? 

175. 36. After the execution of Charles the first, which 

authority did Virginia acknowledge, — that 
of the crown or of the commonwealth ? 

176. 37. What was the consequence of this adherence? 

177. 37. Who was governor of Virginia, when the 

forces arrived from England ? 

178. 37. In what year, did this occur ? 

179. 37. What restraints did the English common- 

wealth impose on the commerce of the dif- 
ferent colonies ? 



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Q. P. 

180. 38. At the period of the English revolution, in 

1688, what was the population of Virginia ? 

181. 38. When, and at what place, was the College 

of William and Mary founded ? 

182. 38. In honour of whom, was it named ? 

183. 39. When North America was first visited by 

Europeans, did the natives possess any do- 
mestic animals ? 

184. 39. Were they entirely ignorant of the art of cul- 

tivating the soil ? 

185. 39. Were they inferior in husbandry, to the co- 

temporaneous inhabitants of Great Britain ? 

186. 40. To what plant, was the greatest care of the 

Indians of Virginia given ? 

187. 40. What uses did they make of tobacco ? 

188. 40. What were -the form and dimensions of their 

houses ? 

189. 40. On what sort of beds, did they lie ? 

190. 40. In their general economy, had they any re* 

semblance to the people then living in Eng- 
land ? 

191. 40. How did they produce ignition ? 

192. 41. Of what material, was their knife ? 

193. 41. Of what material, did they make their axes? 

194. 41. Had they any fishing hooks, or fishing nets ? 

195. 41. How were their towns sometimes defended ? 

196. 41. Did the several tribes speak the same lan- 

guage ? 

197. 42. Which Indian tribes had made greater ad- 

vancement in the arts, than those nations 
of Virginia ? 

198. 42. What is the personal appearance of the 

American Indians ? 
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Q. P. 

199. 42. In dress, and artificial appearance, in general, 

did they resemble any people of Europe ? 

200. 43. Do the Indians possess great bodily strength ? 

201. 43. What is related of them, as orators ? 

202. 44. By what means, do they record the substance 

of their debates ? 



CHAPTER IV. 

203. 44. In the preceding chapter, it is related, that 

James the first divided the great tract of 
country, then called Virginia, into two 
sections, the North Colony and South Col- 
ony. Were the North, or Plymouth com- 
pany more energetic than the South ? 

204. 45. In what service, did the Plymouth Company 

employ captain Smith, the Father of Vir- 
ginia ? 

205. 45. In what year, did Smith survey the coast of 

the northern division ? 

206. 45. What name, did Smith give to this division? 

207. 45. What gave the first great impulse to the col- 

onization of New England? 

208. 46. What religious society was the first that re- 

moved to New England ? 

•209. 46. Under whose care, had those exiles removed 
to Leyden ? 

i310. 46. Did the king of England give these people 
any positive assurance of toleration in 
America ? 

211. 46. From whom, did they procure a tract of 
land? 

.212. 46. Of how many persons, did this colony con- 
sist ? 



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213. 46. From what port in England did they sail? 

214. 46. What land in America did they first reach? 

215. 46. At what season, and in what year, did they 

arrive ? 

216. 46. What constitution of government did they 

make ? 

217. 47. Where did they begin their first settlement; 

acd what name did they confer on it? 

218. 47. Did these colonists pass a comfortable win- 

ter ? 

219. 47. Did they meet any opposition from the In- 

dians ? 

22 : , 47. Of the various traces of civilization, observed 
amongst the natives of New England, men- 
tion the most remarkable. 

221. 4*3. With which neighbouring colony, was New 
Plymouth afterwards associated ? 

48. In how many years, after the commencement 
of New Plymouth, did this union occur ? 

48. What was the number of its inhabitants, at 
the time of this event ? 

224. 48. By whose exertions, was the company form- 
ed, which established the colony of Massa- 
chusetts' Bay ? 

;: 5. 48. What induced Mr. White and his followers 
to emigrate ? 

226. 48. From whom, did they purchase a territory, 

for that purpose ? 

227. 49. Who was then king of England ? 

228. 49. What was the nature of the charter granted 

them by Charles the first ? 

229. 49. In what year, did the emigrants embark for 

New England ? 

230. 49. How manv were thev in number ? 



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231. 


49. 


What persons did they meet, on their arri- 
val ? 


232. 


49. 


Where was Endicott settled ? 


233. 


50. 


Did the colonists of Massachusetts live hap- 
pily together? 


234. 


50. 


Who was the first governor of Massachu- 
setts ? 


235. 


51. 


Where was the first general court held ? 


:236. 


52. 


In what year, w r as Rhode Island founded ? 


337. 


52. 


What two individuals were severally the 
most instrumental in its etablishment ? 


238. 


52. 


What induced these persons to remove to 
this part of the country ? 


239. 


52. 


At what place, did Williams settle ? 


240. 


52. 


Where, did Coddington settle ? 


241. 


52. 


What name did he give to the island on 
which he settled ? 


242. 


52. 


Which are the two oldest towns on the isl- 
and ? 


243. 


52. 


From what authority, and at what period, 
did the colony of Rhode Island receive its 
charter ? 


244. 


52. 


By what authority, was its constitutional pow- 
ers confirmed and enlarged ? 


245. 


52. 


To what cause, is Connecticut indebted for 
its oricnn ? 


246. 


52. 


Who led the first colonists to Connecticut ? 


247. 


52. 


In what year, did this happen ? 


248. 


52. 


Where did these people fix their residence? 


249. 


52. 


What towns did they first commence ? 


250. 


52. 


What two distinct claims were made to the 
land on which they had settled ? 


251. 


52. 


On what plea, did the Dutch found their 
claim ? 



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252. 53. What was the nature of the claim made by- 
lord Say-and-Seal, and lord Brooke ? 

•253. 53. How were the adventurers from Massachu- 
setts freed from their competitors, the 
Dutch ? 

254. 53. How were they freed from the claims of lord 

Say-and-Seal, and lord Brooke ? 

255. 53. Did Connecticut remain without any char- 

ter? 

256. 53. Where was the first settlement attempted in 

New Hampshire ? 

257. 53. Were the funds of the company which at- 

tempted that settlement adequate to the 
undertaking ? 

258. 53. Whence, did they receive an accession of 

emigrants ? 

259. 54. Who conducted the emigrants from Massa- 

chusetts into New Hampshire ? 

260. 54. What caused Mr. Wheelright to leave Mas- 

sachusetts ? 

261. 54. When was the constitution of New Hamp° 

shire reduced to a regular form ? 

262. 54. What danger did the New England colonists 

incur, by the extension of their settle- 
ments ? 

263. 55. Which were the most considerable and wax- 

like Indians in New England? 

264. 56. Did the colonies of New England form anvr 

combination for their common defence ? 

265. 56. Did this combination include all those colo- 

nies ? 

266. 56. In what year, was that union formed? 

267. 59. You have said, that the New England colo- 

nies were disturbed by the neighbouring 
Indians :« — w T ere they annoyed by any other 
people I 

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268. 59. Did the people of New England retaliate 

these aggressions? 

269. 59. Who, is mentioned, as having commanded a 

military expedition against the French col- 
onies ? 

270. 59. What conquest did he achieve ? 

271. 65. In what year, was Harvard College founded? 

272. 65. Where is Harvard College situated ? 

273. 65. Is Harvard the oldest seminary of learning in 

the United States? 

274. 66. By whom, was the Bible translated into a dia- 

lect of the Indian language ? 

275. 67. In what year, was Yale College founded? 

276. 67. Where is it situated? 

277. 67. How many colleges were established in the 

colonies, before that of Yale ? 

"•78. 67. When, and at what place, was the first prints 
ing press established, in these colonies? 



CHAPTER V. 

579. 68. By whom, was Maryland founded ? 

280. 68. Of what country, was lord Baltimore a na- 

tive ? 

281. 68. What religion, did he profess ? 

282. 68. From what monarch, did lord Baltimore re- 

ceive the grant of Maryland ? 

283. 68. In compliment to whom, did Maryland re- 

ceive its name ? 

284. 68. Did the charter received by lord Baltimore* 

ordain religious toleration ? 



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285. 


68. 


Did his son and successor, Ceciiius, respect 
this important condition in the charter ? 


286. 


69. 


Who was the first governor of Maryland ? 


287. 


69. 


In what year, did he arrive with the first emi- 
grants ? 


288. 


70. 


When was the first settlement made, in 
North Carolina ? 


289. 


70. 


From what colony, did the first settlers in 
North Carolina emigrate ? 


290. 


70. 


In what part, was their first residence ? 


291. 


70. 


At what place, was the next establishment 
made ? 


292. 


70. 


By whom, was this establishment made ? 


293. 


70. 


Had these early settlers any charter, or any 
code of laws for their government ? 


294. 


70. 


How long, did they remain in this extraor- 
dinary situation ? 


295. 


70, 


What species of government, and what law- 
with regard to religion, did lord Claren- 
don and his partners establish ? 


296. 


70. 


At what rate, did they offer the lands ? 


297. 


70. 


In what year, do you date the founding of 
South Carolina ? 


298. 


70. 


By whom, was South Carolina colonized ? 


299. 


70. 


When was the growth of cotton introduced 
into South Carolina I ■ 


300. 


70. 


When was the cultivation of rice introduced ? 


SOI. 


70. 


From what country, was the first rice, for 
seed, brought into South Carolina ? 


302. 


71. 


By what people, was the state, now called 
New York, first settled I 


303. 


71. 


How long, was New York held by the Dutch I 


304. 


71. 


On what principles, did the Dutch found 



their claim to that country ? 



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305. 71. By what English navigator, in their employ- 

ment, did they assert that the country was 

discovered ? 

306. 71. In what year ? 

307. 71. On what grounds, did the English claim the 

same country ? 

308. 71. According to the rule established by the 

European powers, which nation had the 
most equitable claim ? 

309. 71. To whom, did Charles II. assign the coun- 

try ? 

310. 71. What, was the extent of the grant to the 

duke of York ? 

311. 71. Who, was the Dutch governor of that ter- 

ritory, at the time of that assignment to 
the duke of York ? 



312. 


71. 


By what companv, was Stuyvesant employ- 
ed ? 


313. 


71. 


In what year, did the British take possession 
of the colony ? 


314. 


72. 


By what title, was then known, all that coun- 
try which the Dutch held ? 


315. 


72. 


Did the British expel the original settlers ? 


316. 


72. 


Did the conquerors hold uninterrupted pos- 
session of this colony ? 


317. 


72. 


In what year, was it re-surrendered ? 


318. 


72. 


When, was it restored to the English ? 


319. 


72. 


By what means, was it restored ? 


320. 


72. 


To whom, did the duke of York sell that 
part of the territory, now called New Jer- 
sey ? 


521. 


72. 


In what year, was this transfer made ? 


322. 


72. 


By what people, had New Jersey been pre- 
viously settled ? 



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323. ' 73. In what year, was the college at Princeton 

founded ? 

324. 73. Who was the founder of Pennsylvania ? 

325. 73. Who was the father of William Penn ? 

326. 73. To what religious society, did William Penn 

belong ? 

327. 74. From what British monarch, did Penn re- 

ceive a grant of Pennsylvania ? 

328. 74. Upon what pecuniary consideration, was the 

grant made ? 

329. 74. In honour of whom, and by what person, was 

Pennsylvania named ? 

330. 74. In what year, did the first British colony ar- 

rive in Pennsylvania ? 

331. 74. To what religious sect, did they chiefly be- 

long ? 

332. 74. In what part, did they begin their settle- 

ment ? 

333. 74. What are the most important passages con- 

tained in the letter which Penn sent by 
these colonists to the natives ? 

334. 74. At what period, did Penn himself arrive in 

the colonv ? 



5. 74. How many emigrants accompanied him ? 

336. 74. At what place, did he land ? 

337. 75. How many inhabitants were settled along 

the right bank of the Delaware, previous- 
ly to Penn's arrival ? 

338. 75. Of what nations, were these previous set- 

tlers ? 

339. 75. At what place, was the first legislative as- 

sembly held ? 

340. 75. By what name, was Chester then known ? 

341. 75. What laws were at that period enacted, con- 



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sistent with the mild tenor of the founder's 

professions ? 

342. 75. On what site, was Philadelphia founded ? 

343. 75. In what year, was it founded ? 

344. - 75. From what ancient city, does Philadelphia 

derive its name ? 

315. 75. Was Penn's residence in America, at this 
time, of long continuance? 

346. 75. In what year, did he revisit the colony ? 

347. 75. What was, then, the number of inhabitants 

in the city ? 

348. 75. How long, did Penn remain, in his second 

visit ? 

349. 76. What reasons are assigned, for his residence 

being, again, so short ? 

350. 76. Did Penn live on amicable terms with the 

people of his colony ? 

351. 76. When, and at what place, did William Penn 

die? 

352. 76. How old was he at his death ? 

353. 76. How long, did the descendants of William 

Penn remain proprietors of Pennsylvania ? 

354. 76. To whom, was it then assigned, and for what 

compensation ? 

355. 76. What name has been given to the first sev- 

enty years of the existence of this colony ? 

356. 76. During that time, how did the Indians con- 

duct themselves towards the colonists ? 

357. 78. When, and at what place, was laid the found- 

ation of the first medical school in the New 
World ? 

358. 78. By whom, was the 'first course of lectures 

delivered, in that medical school ? 

359. 78. Bv whom, was Delaware first visited I 



p. 

360. 78. In what year, did the Swedes and Philanders 

purchase the country from the Indians ? 

361. 78. What name did they give to it ? 

362. 79. By what neighbouring people, were these 

settlers conquered ? 

363. 79. Who w r as then the governor of Nova Belgia? 

364. 79. How long, did New Sweden remain under 

the government of the Dutch ? 

-365. 74. Did this territory become the property of 
William Penn ? 

366. 74. By whom, was it conveyed to him ? 

367. 75. At what period, was it conveyed to him ? 

368. 79. In what year, was Georgia founded ? 

369. 79. From whom, did it derive its name ? 

370. 79. Who is mentioned as the promoter of Geor- 

gia ? 

371. 79. Which is the oldest British settlement in 

Georgia ? 

372. 79. Did any other European nation claim Geor- 

gia ? 

373. 81. Of what country, were the early settlers of 

Georgia ? 

-374. 81. Of what country, was general Oglethorpe? 



CHAPTER VI. 

375. 81. You have spoken of the contests between 
France and England, arising from the 
claims of France upon part of the Ameri- 
can territory occupied by England. To 
which party, belonged the most equitable 



24 

Q. P. 

right of possession, depending on dis- 
covery ? 

376. 82. Which party had the strongest claim to the 

territory in dispute, arising from occupa- 
tion ? 

377. 82. Which were the first capitals of both ? 

378. 82. Which of these was first established ? 

379. 82. How much sooner was Quebec established, 

than Jamestown ? 

380. 82. Besides Canada, in the north, what other 

territory had France, situated to the south 
of the British colonies in North America? 

381. 82. What means did France use, to connect 

these distant possessions ? 

382. 82. What was her object, in thus connecting 

them ? 

383. 82. In what year, did France attempt this ? 

384. 82. Were the British colonists willing that 

France should complete her design ? 

385. 82. How far, did their claims extend ? 

386. 82. When complaints of violence having been 

committed by the French, were made to 
the governor of Virginia, what determina- 
tion did he form ? 

387. 82. Who was then governor of Virginia ? 

88 8. 82. Who offered his services, for this arduous 
undertaking ? 

389. 82. What military office did Washington then 

-fill? 

390. 82. What was his age ? 

391. 82. How far distant were the French settle- 

ments ? 

392. 82. Through what sort of countrv, did his route 

lie? 



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393. 82. By what kind of people, was it inhabited r 

394. 82. At what season of the year, did Washington 

commence his journey ? 

395. 82. How many companions had he ? 

396. 82. On what river, was the fort situated, in which 

the French commander was posted ? 

397. 82. When did he deliver the reply of the French 

commander to the governor of Virginia ? 

398. 83. Was his journey free from toil and dan- 

ger ? 

399. 83. Where was George Washington bora ?, 

400. 83. What is the period of his birth ? 

401. 83. What was the name of his father ? 

402. 83. What was his father's occupation ? 

403. 83. What was his character, and his condition 

in life ? 

404. 83. From whom was his father descended? 

405. 83. At what period, did the progenitor of the 

American branch of the Washington fami- 
ly remove from England to Virginia ? 

406. 83. To what business, was the education of 

Washington suited ? 

407. 83. What branches of education did he ac- 

quire ? 

408. 83. On whom, after the death of his father, did 

the charge of his father's numerous fami- 
ly devolve ? 

409. 83. What military commission, did Lawrence 

hold ? 

410. 83. After his return from Carthagena, what 

name did Lawrence give to his patrimo- 
nial estate ? 

411. 83. Through respect to whom, did he call it 

Mount Vernon ? 



Q. 
412. 


P. 

83. 


On the death of George Washington's two 
elder brothers, and the daughter of Law- 
rence, who succeeded to Mount Vernon ? 


413. 


84. 


Was not Washington, at an early age, on 
the point of being employed abroad ? 


414. 


84. 


At whose desire, did he abandon that pro- 
fession ? 


415. 


84. 


What was the consequence of the reply giv- 
en by the French commander ? 


416. 


84. 


Who were the two principal officers of the 
Virginia regiment ? 


417. 


84. 


What service did Washington perform, with 
two companies of the regiment ? 


418. 


84. 


After the death of Mr. Fry, who became 
commander of the regiment ? 


419. 


84. 


Against which of the French posts, did 
Washington proceed ? 




Q A 
o4. 


Where was Fort Du (mesne situated ? 


421. 


84. 


What town has been erected on its site ? 


422. 


84. 


Did Washington, at that time, proceed as 
far as Fort Duquesne ? 


423. 


84. 


What induced him to retreat ? 


424. 


84. 


Where, did he make a stand ? 


425. 


84. 


In what condition, were his fortifications, 
when attacked by De Villier? 


426. 


84. 


What was the result of this defence ? 


427. 


84. 


Relate the terms of the capitulation. 


428. 


84. 


What measure was adopted, to draw forth 



the colonial resources, in a uniform system 
of operations ? 



429. 84. What was proposed by the assembly at Al- 

bany ? 

430. 84. Was this plan acceptable to the British 

ministry ? 



27 

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431. 84. What other plan did they propose ? 

432. 85. Was this plan relished by the colonies? 

433. 85. To -whom, was it communicated, by one of 

the royal governors ? 

434. 85. What sentiments did Franklin express con- 

cerning it ? 

435. 85. Was the English government, by the diffi- 

culty of settling the mode of raising sup- 
plies, discouraged from military operations 
against the French ? 

436. 85. Who was at this time, sent to America, at 

the head of the English troops ? 

437. 85. What American officer acted as aid-de-camp 

to general Braddock ? 

438. 85. Was general Braddock successful in his pro- 

ceedings against the French ? 

439. 85. Where, was he defeated? 

440. 86. Did he himself receive any bodily hurt ? 

441. 85. Was colonel Washington wounded, or in any 

serious danger? 

442. 86. Were the provincial troops, who accompani- 

ed general Braddock, so much disconcert- 
ed as the British, by the unusual mode of 
attack ? 

443. 85. In what year, was the defeat of Braddock? 

444. 86. Did the French continue to be successful ? 

445. 86. Did any change occur in the British minis- 

try, which soon altered the face of public 
affairs ? 

446. 86. When did this change occur? 

447. 86. What victories over the French followed in 

America ? 

448. 86. What settlements now remained to the 

French, in North America? 



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449. 86. Do you recollect the name of the celebrated 

British officer, who fell victoriously before 
Quebec ? 

450. 86. In what year, was Quebec taken from the 

French ? 

451. 87. How long had hostilities continued, before a 

general peace was concluded, and France 
ceded Canada to England, by treaty ? 

452. 87. In what year, was this general peace con- 

cluded ? 

453. 87. Had any European nation taken part with 

France in the war ? 

454. 87. What provinces did Spain yield to England? 

455. 87. What assistance did the colonies give Eng- 

land, at sea ? 

456. 87. How many thousand colonial land-troops, 

co-operated with the English, in Norch 
America ? 

457. 88. Can you relate any system of measures, com- 

menced by Great Britain, in the year 1764, 
which were hurtful to the interest of her 
colonies ? 

458. 88. By what authority, were the taxes attempted 

to be raised ? 

459. 88. Were these taxes acquiesced in, by the col- 



460. 88. Why did they object to them ? 

461. 88. What induced Great Britain to impose 

them ? 

462. 88. What particular reason did the 'colonies urge, 

to justify their refusing to pay those taxes ? 

463. 88. Do you remember what tax the British par- 

liament first determined to impose ? 

464. 89. What do you understand by the stamp duty? 



29 

Q. P. 

465. 89. Mention the statesman who proposed and 

succeeded in the enactment of the stamp- 
duties. 

466. 89. In what year, was this act passed ? 

467. 90. On the night after the stamp-act passed, 

what expressions, relating to it, did Dr. 
Franklin use, in a letter to Charles Thom- 
son? 

468. 90. In which of the American colonies, was the 

voice of opposition to the stamp -act, at this 
time, first heard ? 

469. 90. Mention the person who brought into the 

house of burgesses in Virginia, the resolu- 
tions adopted against this act. 

470. 90. What bold exclamation was he then prompt- 

ed to make ? 

471. 90. Had a resolution, similar to those of Virginia, 

previously been made in any other of the 
colonies ? 

472. 90. How long before ? 

473. 91. Did the other states accord with Virginia, in 

opposition to the British taxes ? 

4-74. 9 1. What instructions were given, by the people, 
to their representatives ? 

475. 91. What important resolution was passed, by 

the assembly in Massachusetts r 

476. 91. What means, did that assembly use, to pro- 

mote the meeting of a continental con- 
gress? , 

477. 91. By which of the colonies, was this advance 

towards a union seconded ? 

478. 91. Where did that congress meet? 

479. 91. Upon what measures, did the delegates in 

this congress agree ? 

480. 92. Did the colonists allow the stamp-law to 

operate amongst them? 



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Q. P. 

481. 92. What associations were then formed, to de- 

feat the measures of the parliament ? 

482. 92. How did they remedy the deficiencies of Brit- 

ish manufactured goods ? 

483. 92. By what means, did they increase the quan- 

tity of wool ? 

484. 92. What effect was produced by this firm con- 

duct of the colonists r 

485. 93. Was colonial taxation opposed by many able 

members of parliament ? 

486. 93. Repeat a quotation from the speech of Wil- 

liam Pitt. 

487. 93. Of whose opinion and authority, did the new 

administration avail themselves, in an ex- 
amination at the bar of the house of com- 
mons ? 

488. 92. In what year, was the stamp-act repealed ? 

489. 93. When the taxes were repealed, was the right- 

of levying them relinquished ? 

490. 93. What act was passed, simultaneously with 

the repeal ? 

491. 93. Was it thought that this alleged power of 

levying taxes would be used ? 

492. 93. To whom, were the chief reins of govern- 

ment now given ? 

493. 93. Who was the new chancellor of the exche- 

quer ? 

494. 93. What bill did he procure, relating to the col- 

onies ? 

495. 93. Do you remember the names of any of the 

persons in America, who wrote or spoke 
ably against these duties ? 

496. 94. What native of England, at that time in 

America, roused the public feeling in the 
greatest degree ? 



31 

Q. P. 

49 7. 94. Did those new duties cause any association in 

America ? 

498. 95. What effect was produced in England, by the 

firmness of the American colonies ? 

499. 95. Who was at this time prime minister? 

300. 95. In what year, was the act passed for the re- 
peal of the duties on all the taxed articles 
except tea ? 

501. 95. In consequence of this partial repeal, was 

the mercantile intercourse between the col- 
onies and the mother country renewed ? 

502. 95. Were the colonists willing to pay the duty 

on tea ? 

503. 96. What impolitic scheme, concerted between 

the British ministry and the East India 
Company, led the contending parties again 
upon the disputed ground ? 

504. 96. How can you explain this ? 

505. 96. In what year was that impolitic scheme form- 

ed ? 

506. 96. Were the colonists willing to receive the tea, 

on these terms, apparently favourable to 
them ? 

507. 96. What measures did they adopt, with regard 

to the expected tea-vessels ? 

508. 96. How did the people of Boston prevent the 

tea from being landed? 

509. 97. Was any of the tea sold, that was, at that 

time, sent out by the East India Company ? 

"510. 97. What punishment did the British parliament 
inflict on the merchants of Boston ? 

511. 97. To what sea-port, were its custom -house-offi- 



512. 97. What injurious alteration was made in the 
government of Massachusetts ? 



32 

Q. P. 

513. 97. What change was made, with regard to per- 

sons indicted for certain crimes ? 

514. 97. In what year, were these unjust laws enacted ? 

515. 98. Whom, did the British government send, as 

commander in chief of North America, and 
governor of Massachusetts ? 

516. 99. Did the merchants of Salem profit by the 

closing of the port of Boston ? 

517. 99. Did any sea-port make a highly liberal offer 

to Boston ? 

518. 99. What precautionary measures did general 

Gage, about this time, pursue ? 

519. 99. Did the people remain quiet, after these pre- 

cautions ? 

520. 99. Relate what immediately followed, at Cam- 

bridge. 

521. 99. During the confusion, what rumour went 

abroad ? 

522. 99. What movement did this rumour cause 

amongst the people ? 

523. 99. Who was president of the provincial con- 

gress that assembled at Concord ? 

524. 99. Were the remonstrances availing, which this 

congress made to the governor of Massa- 
chusetts ? 

525. 99. What resolutions did the congress then form? 

526. 99. Over the " minute men" and the militia, 

whom did they commission as general offi- 
cers ? 

527. _ 100. What measures were pursued at Newport? 

528. 100. What was done at Portsmouth ? 

529. 100. At what place, had a general congress of the 

American colonies assembled ? 

530. 100. Who acted as president of this congress ? 

531. 100. Who filled the office of secretary ? 



33 

Q. P. x 

532. 100. Into what agreement, did this august body 

enter ? 

533. 100. What addresses did they prepare ? 

534. 97. In what year, did this congress meet ? 

535. 101. By whom, was a conciliatory plan offered in 

the British house of lords? 

536. 101. Was lord Chatham's proposition adopted ? 

5 37. 102. What was doing, meanwhile, by the leading 
men of Massachusetts ? 

538. 102. Where was their chief deposit of provisions t 

539. 102. Where is Concord situated? 

540. 102. What did general Gage determine, with re- 

gard to these provisions ? 

541. 102. In what manner, did he endeavour to effect 

his purpose ? 

542. 102. On what night, and in what year, did this oc- 

cur ? 

5 45. 102. Were the British soldiers allowed to pursue 
their march for Concord, without interrup- 
tion ? 

544. IQ~2. Were the Lexington corps successful in their 
opposition ? 

5 45. L02. What did the British soldiers accomplish, at 
Concord ? 

5 46. IOC. When again assailed at Concord, what move- 
ment did they make ? 

547. 102. Were they annoyed by the Americans, in 

their retreat ? 

548. 103. What loss did the royal detachment sustain? 

549. 103. What loss was suffered by the provincials ? 

550. 103. By whom, was Ticonderoga taken ? 

551. 103. By whom, was Crown Point captured I 

552. 103. When did the Americans commence the en- 

listment of regular soldiers ? 



34 ' 

q. p. ' 

553. 103. Under whose command, was placed the ar- 

my of New England ? 

554. 103. Were military arrangements confined to 

New England ? 

555. 104. Do you remember the names of three Brit- 

ish officers, of high reputation, who arriv- 
ed in America simultaneously with the re- 
inforcements from Great Britain ? 

556. 104. Martial law having been, at this time, pro- 

claimed, and open war threatened, what 
preparations did the Americans make ? 

557. 104. In fulfilling the orders, for intrenching on 

Bunker's Hill, was any error committed ? 

558. 104. Where is Breed's Hill situated ? 

559. 104. On the morning of what day, and in what 

year, was that intrenchment made ? 

550. 105. What officer had the chief command of the 
Americans on Breed's Hill ? (or Bunker's 
Hill ; for this battle is always named from 
the latter place.) 

561. 105. By what officers, was he aided ? 

562. 105. Did general Gage allow the Americans to 

remain undisturbed in their intrenchment ? 

5 63. 105. How many soldiers did he send against 
them ? 

564. 105. Did these succeed in their design ? 

565. 105. Did any reinforcement from Boston, join the 

disordered troops ? 

566. 105. What officers commanded the reinforce- 

ment ? 

567. 105. "Were the Americans obliged to abandon 

their works ? 

568. 106. Which party suffered the greatest loss in 

this celebrated battle — the British, or the 
Americans ? 



35 

Q. P. 

569. 106. How many of the British were killed or 

wounded ? 

570. 106. How many of the Americans were killed, 

wounded, or missing ? 

571. 106. How many men had the Americans in ac- 

tion, at the commencement of the battle ? 

572. 106. What proportion did these bear to the nuni- 

< ber of the assailants ? 

573. 106. Whose death, did the Americans particular- 

ly lament ? 

574. 106. What town was burned, by the British, as 

x they were advancing to the attack ? 

575. 106. Who succeeded Peyton Randolph, as presi- 

dent of congress ? 

576. 107. Who was appointed to conduct the Ameri- 

can armies ? 

577. 107. Was this appointment made by a unanimous 

vote ? 

578. 107. During the three years which intervened, 

from the defeat of Braddock to the reduc- 
tion of Fort Duquesne, in what military 
duty had Washington been employed ? 

579. 107. In the capture of what fort, had he assisted ? 

580. 107. To what civil office, was he afterwards ap- 

pointed ? 

581. 107. Was he particularly distinguished ' in con- 

gress ? 

582. 107. What age was general Washington, when 

appointed commander in chief ? 

583. 108. Did he accept of any regular pay ? 

584. 108. Repeat his expression on this subject, as 

stated in the last sentence of his reply to 
the president of congress. 

585. 108. Do you remember who were appointed as 

major generals ? 



36 

Q, P. 

586. 108. Who was appointed as adjutant general ? 

587. 108. Who were the brigadier generals ? 

588. 108. What is here said of Lee and Gates ? 

589. 108. On what day, and in what year r did general 

Washington join the army ? 

590. 108. At what place, did he join the army ? 

591. 109. Had the American army a uniformity of 

dress ? 

592. 109. What expedient was adopted, to abolish pro- 

vincial distinctions ? 

593. 109. What quantity of powder had the Ameri- 

cans, on the 4th of August ? 

594. 109. What was the number of the continental ar- 

my placed under the command of Wash- 
ington ? 

595. 110. Who was of eminent service, as commander 

of the Lee privateer ? 

596. 110. How many vessels did congress order to be 

built, and of what respective force ? 

597. 1 10. Which town in Massachusetts was, about 

this time, destroyed, by an English ship 
of war ? 

598. 110. What expedition was urgently recommend- 

ed by colonel Arnold ? 

599. 1 10. Did congress acquiesce in Arnold's opinion ? 

600. 1 10. Did they invest him with the chief command 

of the troops destined against Canada ? 

601. 110. To whom, were the arrangements in the 

northern department committed ? 

602. 111. After the capture of Fort Chamblee and St. 

Johns, what important Canadian town sur- 
rendered to Montgomery ? 

603. Il l, After the capture of Montreal, whither did 

Montgomery proceed ? 



57 

Q. P. 

604. 1 12. About the same time that Montgomery in- 

vaded Canada, by the usual route from 
New York, by whom was a detachment of 
the American army brought thither, by a 
new and unexpected passage ? 

605. 112. How many men accompanied Arnold ? 

606. 1 12. By what route, did he enter Canada ? 

607. 112. Did all Arnold's companions succeed in 

reaching Canada ? 

608. 112. By what causes, were they obliged to return ? 

609. 112. When, did Arnold enter the inhabited part 

of Canada ? 

610. 113. Whom, did Montgomery appoint, as colonel 

of the regiment of Canadians, which he 
began to form ? 

611. 113. What town did Arnold, on the 13th of No- 

vember, attempt taking by assault? 

612. 113. Was his attempt successful ? 

613. 113. Who was then governor of Canada, and ani- 

mated the garrison of Quebec, by his pre- 
sence ? 

614. 114. After Montgomery had remained some time 

before Quebec, what determination did he 
form ? 

615. 114. How many did the garrison of Quebec num- 

ber ? . 

616. 114. How many were the assailants ? 

617. 114. Name the officers who commanded the four 

divisions which assaulted the town ? 

618. 114. Did the Americans succeed in their attempt ? 

619. 114. What was the fate of Montgomery ? 

620. 1 14. What injury was received by Arnold ? 

621. 114. Do you remember the name of the officer 

who commanded Arnold's party, after he 

was carried off the field ? 

4 



38 

Q. P. 

622. 1 14. What loss did the Americans altogether sus- 

tain ? 

623. 114. Of what country, was Montgomery a native ? 

624. 115. Besides the usual means by military force, 

what individuals did congress send to make 
an impression in Canada ? 

625. 115. Were these exertions in Canada success- 

ful? 

626. 116. How long, did the Americans continue their 

operations against Quebec, before the siege 
was raised ? 

627. 1 17. What important transaction had, in the mean 

time, occurred, at Williamsburg, in Vir- 
ginia ? 

628. 117. What eminent individual headed a party of 

gentlemen, who compelled lord Dunmore 
to pay the value of the powder ? 

629. 117. After lord Dunmore had retired with his 

family from his palace at Williamsburg, 
what town in Virginia did he attempt to 
destroy, by a cannonade ? 

630. 117. Did he succeed in his design against Hamp- 

ton? 

631. 117. From what town, was he next compelled to 

retire ? 

632. 117. What caused the destruction of Norfolk ? 

633. 1 17. On what day, and in what year, was Norfolk 

destroyed ? 

634. 1 17. What is mentioned, to have occurred, about 

the same time, in North Carolina ? 

635. 117. What is said, respecting the royal governors 

of the other colonies ? 

636. 118. Since the beginning of hostilities, what had 

been the situation of the British troops, at 
Boston ? 



39 

d. p. 

637. 118. By what movement of the besiegers, under 

general Washington, was sir William 
Howe compelled to evacuate Boston ? 

638. 118. When did he evacuate Boston ? 

639. 118. Whither did he sail with his troops ? 

640. 119. Which town is next mentioned, as having 

been attacked by the British ? 

641. 119. Who commanded the vessels of war which 

entered the harbour of Charleston ? 

642. 119. What officer commanded the land-troops on 

board ? 

643. 119. On what island, had the Americans erected 

works, for the defence of Charleston? 

644. 119. Who commanded the fort on Sullivan's Isl- 

and ? 

645. 119. What was the issue of the attack I 

646. 119. What was the next object of the British ar- 

maments ? 

647. 1 19. To what officers, was given the command of 

the force destined to act against New York ? 

648. 1 19. What was the amount of the army placed 

under general Howe ? 

649. 120. What most important, and highly celebrated 

declaration, did the American congress 
agree on, a few days after the arrival of 
the great British armament ? 

650. 120. What change did this measure produce, in 

the relations between the colonies and the 
crown of England ? 

651. 120. By whom, was the motion for independence 

first made in congress ? 

652. 120. By whom, was it seconded ? 

653. 120. Where was congress then assembled ? 

654. 120. On what day, and in what year, was the De- 

claration of Independence made? 



40 

Q. p. 

655. 120. Repeat the words of the first period, in the 

second paragraph of the Declaration, be- 
ginning with, « We hold these truths to be 
self evident : — 

656. 124. By whom, was the Declaration of Independ- 

• ence composed ? 

657. 124. Who was then president of congress ? 

658. 124. Who was secretary ? 



CHAPTER VII. 

659. 125. In what city, had Washington fixed his head 

quarters, in the month of April ? 

660. 125. In their approach to the city of New York, 

against what island had the British resolv- 
ed to make their first attempt ? 

661. 125. When did the enemy land on Long Island ? 

662. 125. Did they defeat the Americans, and get pos- 

session of the island ? 

663. 125. On what day, did the principal engagement 

occur ? 

664. 125. To which of the American generals, was in- 

trusted the defence of the island ? 

665. 126. What loss, did the Americans sustain, in 

killed, wounded, and prisoners ? 

666. 126. Which of the American generals were taken 

prisoners ? 

667. 127. Lord Howe having considered the late re- 

verse as favourable to promote submission, 
whom did he send with a message to con- 
gress ? 

668. 127. Who were deputed to have an interview with 

the British general, on Staten Island ? 



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669. 127. Did there arise any approximation towards 

a peace ? 

670. 127. When concluding the interview, what ex- 

pression did lord Howe make to Doctor 
Franklin ? 

671. 127. What reply was made by Franklin ? 

672. 127. What was, at that period, the state of the 

American army ? 

673. 127. What was the state of the militia ? 

-674. 128. Gn what day, was New York entered by a 
brigade of the enemy ? 

675. 128. Did any calamity, in a few days afterwards, 

befall the city ? 

676. 129. After the Americans had lost forts Wash- 

ington and Lee, to what place did general 
Washington retreat ? 

677. 129. Fearing that he would be compelled to re- 

treat still farther, what information did 
Washington request from colonel Reed ? 

678. 129. What reply, did the colonel make ? 

679. 129. What magnanimous resolution did Wash- 

ington immediately express ? 

680. 129. What made Washington's situation yet more 

distressing ? 

68 1. 129. What was then the number of general Wash- 

ington's troops ? 

682. 129. What was the number of lord Cornwallis' 

army, which followed as the Americans 
retired ? 

683. 129. By what route, did Washington retire ? 

684. 129. At what distance, was lord Cornwallis from 

the retreating army ? 

685. 1 30. Do you remember the name of a distinguish- 

ed continental officer, who was, about this 

time, taken prisoner ? 

4* 



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686. 130. Did congress continue sitting in Philadel- 

phia ? 

687. 130. What bold enterprise was now formed by- 

Washington ? 

688. 130. On what day, and in what year, were the ar- 

rangements made for passing the Dela- 
ware ? 

689. 130. Did all the divisions succeed in passing the 

river ? 

690. 130. What prevented the other divisions from 

crossing ? 

691. 130. Mention the officers, to whom general Wash- 

ington assigned the command of the sev- 
eral divisions of the main body. 

692. 130. At what hour, in the following morning, 

(26th of December,) did the Americans 
reach the enemy's advanced posts ? 

693. 131. What description of troops, and how many, 

was the detachment stationed in Trenton ? 

694. 131. How many of these did Washington cap- 

ture ? 

695. 131. How many were killed or wounded ? 

696. 131. To what place, did the remainder escape ? 

697. 131. Was any relation of the American com-. 

mander wounded in the attack ? 

698. 132. What reply had been made to colonel Rahl, 

the officer in Trenton, when he sent to his 
superior, general Grant, for a cautionary- 
reinforcement ? 

• 

699. 131. In the evening after his victory, to what 

place, did Washington convey his prison^ 
ers ? 

700. 131, Under whose command, was the superior 

British force, which attacked Washing- 
ton, after his return to Trenton ? 

701. 131. Relate the manner of general Washington's 



43 

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celebrated movement from Trenton, in or- 
der to elude the British, and attack them 
in the rear. 

702. 132. Did Washington capture any of the enemy, 

at Princeton ? 

703. 132. What was the name of the general who fell 

at Princeton, and of what country was he 
a native ? 

704. 132. From the consternation produced by these 

unexpected movements, to what places 
did the British, in those parts, immediate- 
ly retreat ? 

705. 133. Mention some of the hardships suffered by 

the Americans, during those winter move- 
ments. 

706. 133. In this situation, what surgical operation did 

they undergo ? 

707. 133. Where were they then stationed ? 

708. 133. What daring exploit was achieved by colonel 

Barton, to retaliate the capture of general 
Lee? 

709. 133. What officer is stated to have been eminent- 

ly useful, in guarding against surprise ? 

710. 134. From what country, did the Americans, in 

the spring, receive a large quantity of 
arms and ammunition ? 

711. 134. Mention the officers who hastily collected a 

party which defeated the British, at Ridge- 
field'. 

712. 134. W T hich of these officers was killed ? 

713. 134. Do you remember the name of the American 

officer, who accomplished a daring service 
at Sagg Harbour ? 

714. 135. In the great battle, fought on Brandywine 

creek, which party was victorious ? 



44 

Q. P. 

715. 136. On what day, and in what year, was this bat- 

tle fought ? 

716. 134. Who was the principal commander of the 

British army in this battle ? 

,717. 136. Who led to the attack the two columns of 
% the royal army ? 

718. 135. What was the numerical strength of the 

royal army ? 

719. 135. Who was the principal commander of the 

American army at the Brandywine ? 

720. 135. W r ho commanded its several divisions? 

721. 135. What was the numerical strength of the 

American army ? 

722. 135. But, what was its effective force, on which 

dependence might be placed, in battle ? 

723. 136. What was the loss of the Americans, in kill- 

ed and wounded ? 

724. 135. Had general Washington judged that it 

would be prudent to engage the enemy at 
that time ? 

725. 135. By what opinion, and for what end, was he 

therefore induced to act against his own 
judgment ? 

726. 136. Do you remember the names of two distin- 

guished foreigners, who served under the 
American banners at the Brandywine ? 

727. 136. Of what nation, was La Fayette ? 

728. 136. Of what nation, was Pulaski ? 

729. 136. What injury was suffered in the battle, by 

La Fayette ? 

730. 137. What misfortune happened to Wayne's re- 

giment, encamped near the Paoli tavern ? 

731. 137. To what places, did congress now find it ne- 

cessary successively to remove ? 



45 

.Q .P 

732. 138. When did sir William Howe enter Phila- 

delphia ? 

733. 138. Between which two fortresses, did the Amer- 

ican naval armament, for the protection of 
the Delaware, make its harbour of retreat ? 

734. 138. Who commanded the Americans, in their 

attack on the British stationed at German- 
town ? 

735. 138. Mention the x\merican officers who headed 

the several divisions ? 

736. 139. Were the Americans successful at German- 

town ? 

737. 139. What loss did they sustain ? 

738. 139. What causes are assigned, for this defeat P 

739. 139. Can you recollect the name of the officer 

who was cashiered, for misconduct in the 
retreat ? 

740. 139. By whom, were two-thousand Hessians led 

against Red Bank ? 

741. 139. Who then commanded the works at Red 

Bank ? 

742. 139. Were the Hessians successful against Red 

Bank ? 

743. 139. Was an assault made by the enemy, about 

the same time, on Fort Mifflin, more suc- 
cessful ? 

744. 139. What officer bravely defended Fort Mifflin, 

for more than forty days ? 

745. 139. Were the Americans at length compelled to 

evacuate Mud Island and Red Bank ? 

746. 139. In what condition, were the works, before 

Mud Island was evacuated by major 
Thayer ? 

747. 139. What naval officer ably assisted, in the long- 

protracted defence of the Delaware ? 



46 

«i. P. 

748. 140. Do you remember who succeeded Mr. Han- 

cock, in the presidential chair ? 

749. 140. What character is given of Mr. Laurens ? 

7 50. 140. What station did Washington choose for his 

winter-quarters ? 

751. 140. Where, is Valley Forge situated ? 

752. 140. Describe the privations and condition of the 

Americans at Valley Forge. 

753. 140. To whose command, was given the British 

forces designed to form a line of commu- 
nication between New York and Canada ? 

754. 141. Mention the American generals who im- 

peded Burgoyne's passage towards Al- 
bany ? 

755. 141. Who were successful at Bennington ? 

756. 141. What officer commanded the Americans, in 

the first engagement at Bennington ? 

757. 141. What officer commanded the Americans, in 

the subsequent engagement at Benning- 
ton, on the same day ? 

758. 141. On what day, and in what year, did these 

engagements occur ? 

759. 141. What were the trophies of these two actions ? 

760. 141. What benefit resulted from them ? 

761. 142. Who was, shortly afterwards, placed, by con- 

gress, at the head of the northern army ? 

762. 108. Before his appointment to the northern ar- 

my, what office had general Gates previ- 
ously filled ? 

763. 142. At what place, was a severe battle fought, 

on the 19th of September ? 

764. 143. To avoid being surrounded, whither did Bur- 

goyne retreat ? 

765. 143. By the convention, formed between Bur- 

goyne and Gates, what number of the ene- 



47 



p. 



my surrendered to the Americans, at Sa» 
ratoga ? 

766. 143. Adding this number to the killed, wounded, 

and prisoners, lost by the royal army dur- 
ing the preceding part of the expedition, 
what was the total loss of the enemy ? 

767. 143. On what day, and in what year, did Burgoyne 

surrender to Gates ? 

768. 143. Who was chief engineer, in the army of gen- 

eral Gates ? 

769. 143. On learning the fate of Burgoyne, what 

movement was made by the British on the 
North River r 

770. 143. What was done by the enemy who had been 

left in his rear i 

771. 144. Relate the operations of commodore Hop- 

kins. 

772. 144. What service was achieved by Captain Bar- 

ney ? 

773. 144. Who was the most daring of all the officers 

sailing under the Republican flag ? 

774. 144. Of what country, was Paul Jones a native ? 

775. 145. Which was the first European state, that 

formed an alliance with the Americans ? 

776. 145. Was France prompted to this alliance by 

friendship for America, or hostility to Eng- 
land ? 

777. 145. When was the treaty of alliance signed ? 

778. 145. By whom, on the part of the United States, 

was this treaty negotiated ? 

779. 145. Who was then king of France ? 

780. 145. After information of this treaty had been re- 

ceived by the British government, what 
proposals were made by the ministry, t« 
the American congress at York ? 



48 

ti. v. 

781. 145. Did the United States accede to these pro- 

posals ? 

782. 145. Why did they not accede to them ? 

783. 145. What was the reply of Joseph Reed, to an 

offer of court remuneration, made to him, 
by a late royal governor, Johnstone ? 

784. 146. Being apprehensive that a French fleet would 

be despatched, to block up the British 
squadron in the Delaware, what instruc- 
tions were given to the commander of the 
British army? 

785. 146. Who had now succeeded general Howe ? 

786. 146. On what day, and in what year, did the Brit- 

ish evacuate Philadelphia ? 

787. 146. On what day, did a severe engagement oc- 

cur with the retiring army, known by the 
battle of Monmouth ? 

788. 146. Which of the American generals was tried 

and pronounced guilty, by a court-martial, 
for misconduct in that battle ? 

789. 147. When congress, by the departure of the Brit- 

ish, had returned to Philadelphia, what 
new and most pleasing duty had this body 
to perform ? 

790. 148. Had the disastrous invasion of Canada, taught 

congress the impolicy of carrying the war 
out of the limits of the Union ? 

791. 148. What enterprise, exhibited again the un- 

profitable waste of foreign expeditions ? 

792. 148. By whom, was that enterprise conducted ? 

793. 148. Which of the southern states, was, about this 

time, marked out, in which to try the for- 
tune of the English arms ? 

794. 148. What was the name of the British officer 

sent against Savannah ? 



49 

795. 148. To whom, was committed, the defence of 

Savannah, and the whole state of Georgia? 

796. 148. Was that officer successful in defending Sa- 

vannah ? 

797. 149. What was the result of the capital of Geor- 

gia having been taken by the enemy? 

798. 149. After the declaration of independence, which 

was the only state where a legislative body 
assembled, under the authority of Great 
Britain ? 

799. 149. Who took the command of all the British 

forces in Georgia ? 

800. 150. When, and by whom, was Stony-Point cap- 

tured ? 

801. 150. Where is Stony-Point situated ? 

802. 151. By whom, was an English garrison at Paulus 

Hook surprised ? 

803. 151. By the disastrous termination of what enter- 

prise, were the two last-mentioned achieve- 
ments more than counterbalanced ? 

804. 151. To whom, were intrusted the American land- 

forces, sent against Penobscot ? 

805. 151. Under whose command was the fleet? 

806. 151. By whom, was a British detachment repuls- 

ed from Port Royal, in South Carolina r 

8071 151. By whom, were several hundreds of the roy- 
alists, called " tories," defeated, at Kettle- 
creek ? 

808. 152. What American officer was defeated by col- 

onel Prevost, at Briar-creek ? 

809. 152. In consequence of the serious apprehensions 

entertained for the safety of the adjacent 
states, what distinguished individual was 
invested with extraordinary powers in South 
Carolina ? 



50 

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810. 153. What American general was defeated at 

Stono -ferry ? 

811. 154. What officers headed the combined French 

and American troops, in the attack on Sa- 
vannah ? 

812. 154. What British officer defended Savannah? 

813. 154. Were the combined troops successful in 

their assault on Savannah ? 

814. 154. W T hat foreign officer was mortally wounded, 

in attacking Savannah ? 

815. 154. On what day, and in what year, was that at- 

tack made ? 

816. 155. Whilst the fate of Savannah was pending, by 

whom was an extraordinary enterprise ef- 
fected? 

817. 155. Where was the scene of this enterprise ? 

818. 155. How many British soldiers and sailors were 

captured there, by colonel White and his 
small party ? 

319. 155. Including the colonel, of how many did the 
captors consist ? 

820. 156. When the departure of the French fleet from 

Savannah became known to the British in 
New York, what movement was made by 
sir Henry Clinton ? 

821. 156. By how many troops, was he accompanied ? 

822. 156. To what city in South Carolina, did he lay 

siege ? 

823. 157. Who had then the chief command in Charles- 

ton ? 

824. 157. When did Charleston surrender 1 to the be- 

siegers ? 

825. 158. After the fall of Charleston, how many ves- 

sels remained of the American navy ? 

826. 158. Which party was victorious, at the battle of 

the Waxhaws ? 



51 

P. 

827. - 158. Who commanded the British in that engage- 

ment ? 

828. 158. Who commanded the Americans? 

829. 158. On the departure of sir Henry Clinton from 

Charleston, for New York, on whom de- 
volved the command of Charleston ? 

830. 159. Do you remember the name of the officer 

who defeated the enemy at Williamson's 
plantation, and at Hanging Rock ? 

831. 160. Which party was victorious, in a battle fought 

on the 14th of August, at Camden ? 

832. 160. Who commanded the British at Camden? 

833. 160. Who commanded the Americans? 

834. 161. What gallant foreign officer was slain, on the 

American side^ at Camden ? 

835. 161. About the time when Sumpter was rewarded 

with the rank of general, what celebrated 
partisan was advanced to the same rank? 

836. 163. Which party was successful at King's Moun- 

tain ? 

837. 163. Who was the principal commander of the 

Americans, at 'King's Mountain ? 

838. 163. Which American officer addressed his divi- 

sion in simple, though energetic, lan- 
guage ? 

839. 163. Who commanded the enemy at King's 

Mountain ? 

840. 164. How many prisoners were taken by the 

Americans ? 

841. 164. How many were killed and wounded ? 

842. 166. The necessities of the American army having 

grown extremely pressing, what measures 
did general: Washington adopt, to gain 
subsistence ? 



52 

Q. P. 

843. 167. Can you recollect the officer's name, who, 
about this time, went to France, »and suc- 
cessfully urged that country to enlarge its 
aid? 

8-44. 167. Mention the admiral, who arrived at Rhode 
Island, with a numerous French fleet. 

845. 167. How many land-troops, were on board this 

fleet ? 

846. 167. Under whose command, were the land- 

troops ? 

847. 167. By what British admiral, were the French 

fleet and army blocked up at Rhode Isl- 
and ? 

848. 168. Name the American general, who basely en- 

gaged to betray the fortress of West Point 
into the hands of the British. 

849. 168. For the defence of which river, had West 

Point been strengthened ? 

850. 168. With which of the enemy's generals, did 

Arnold correspond ? 

851. 169. Which officer did the British general em- 

ploy, as agent in this business ? 

852. 169. By whom was major Andre intercepted, 

when returning from a conference with 
Arnold ? 

8 53. 169. When did the occurrence happen ? 

854. 169. What was the fate of Andre ? 

855. 169. What became of Arnold ? 

856. 169. What reply was made by a British officer, 

to Arnold's question, of what treatment he 
was to expect, if the Americans made him 
their prisoner ? 

857. 1 69. Where, and in what year, did the traitor die ? 

858. 169. Was France the only nation (besides the bel- 

ligerants) that felt an interest in the colo- 
nial war ? 



53 

Q. P. 

859. 170. What American pi'ovinces, then possessed 

by England,, did the Spaniards success- 
fully invade ? 

860. 170. What British officer frustrated the Spaniards, 

in their memorable siege of Gibraltar ? 

861. 170. By whom, was admiral De Grasse captured, 

in the West India seas ? - 

862. 170. In what particular instance, did the defeats 

of the French and Spaniards operate se- 
verely against the United States ? 

863. 171. What other European nation, besides France 

and Spain, were involved in war with Great 
Britain ? 

864. 171. What event is mentioned, as having occa- 

sioned Great Britain to declare war against 
the Dutch republic ? 

865. 171. How were the suspicions of the British con- 

firmed, with regard to the hostile inten- 
tions of the Dutch ? 

866. 171. On what island, did the gathering storm of 

British vengeance burst forth ? 

867. 171. What amount of property is said to have 

been captured by the British at St. Eu- 
statia ? 

868. 171. In what year, was this capture made ? 

869. 172. Under whose able direction, was a regular 

system of finance adopted in the United 
States ? 

870. 172. Which is the oldest bank in the United 

States ? 

871. 172. When were this bank and the financial de- 

partment established ? 

872. 172. When the public engagements began to be 

made payable in coin, and the old con- 
tinental money ceased to have currency, 
what amount of this paper was in circula- 
tion ? 
,5* 



54 

Q. P. 

873. 172. By what amount of silver money, was that 

immense sum made redeemable r 

874. 173. Tell me the name of the general who suc- 

ceeded Gates, in the command of Uie 
southern army. 

875. 17S. In what year, did he succeed general Gates ? 

876. 173. The same day on which general Greene took 

charge of the army at Chai-lotteville, of 
what successful enterprise did he receive 
information ? 

877. J 73. Mention the ingenious stratagem, used on 

this occasion. 

878. 174. Which party was successful at the Cowpens ? 

879. 174. Who was the chief commander of the Amer- 

icans, at the Cowpens ? 

880. 174. By whom, was he ably supported ? 

881. 174. Who commanded the British at the Cow- 

pens ? 

882. 174. In what month, and in what year, did the 

battle at the Cowpens occur ? 

§83. 174. What reply did a lady in Charleston make, 
to colonel Tarleton, when he affected a 
desire of seeing colonel Washington ? 

884. 176. Which party gained the victory at Guilford 

Court-house ? 

885. 176. Who commanded the British ? 

886. 176. Who commanded the Americans? 

887. 176. When did the battle of Guilford occur ?. 

888. 178. Let me know the name of the lady, who, in 

order to expel a party of the British, as- 
sisted the Americans in burning her own 
house. 

889.. 178. Which American officers conducted the 
siege of Mrs. Motte's house ? 



Q. P. 

890. 180. Which party was successful at Hobkirk Hill,. 

near Camden ? 

891. 180. What officer commanded the British ? 

892. 180. What officer commanded the Americans ? 

893. 180. What determined reply did general Greene 

make, when advised to retire, with his re- 
maining force, to Virginia I 

894. 180. Having deranged the entire plan of the Brit- 

ish operations, at what place, did he defeat 
their main body ? 

895. 181. When, in the close of the year, Greene 

moved down into the lower country, what 
movement did the British make ? 

896. 181. Did the war continue long in South Carolina, 

after the battle of Eutaw ? 

897. 181. During the march of lord Cornwallis in Vir- 

ginia, by which officers was he impeded 
and occasionally attacked ? 

898. 181. At what place, did lord Cornwallis finally 

take a station I 

899. 181. In which state, is Yorktown 2 

900. 181. In conformity with whose instructions, did 

Cornwallis take this station ? 

901. 181. Was the choice of this post in accordance 

with the opinion of Cornwallis himself? 

902. 182. By whom, was York River shortly afterwards 

blocked up ? 

903. 182. Between what British and French command- 

ers, did an undecisive engagement occur, 
off the capes of Virginia I 

904. 184. Mention the names of the two brave Ameri- 

can officers who commanded the party that 
stormed a redoubt before Yorktown. 

905. 185. Were the British works taken by assault, of 

were they surrendered by capitulation I 



Q. P. 

906. 185. Mention precisely the day and year when 

they were surrendered.- 

907. 185. What number of troops surrendered ? 

908. 185. May the capture of the British army at York- 

town be considered as the closing scene of 
the revolutionary war ? 

909. 185. Who were, in consequence, honoured by the 

thanks of congress ? 

910. 185. What orders did general Washington give, 

after this most important victory ? 

911. 185. Moved by a similar feeling, what was re- 

solved by congress ? 

912. 186. In what manner, did the French army con- 

duct themselves at Rhode Island ? 

913. 186. In what manner, did they behave, in their 

march to Yorktown ? 

914. 186. After the completion of this conquest,whither 

did general Washington, with the greater 
part of his forces, return ? 

915. 186. In a desultory skirmish near Charleston, what 

amiable and intrepid officer was killed ? 

916. 186. Near which place was the concluding en- 

gagement in Georgia ? 

917. 186. In that undecisive engagement, who com- 

manded the Americans ? 

918. 187. How many millions sterling had been added 

to the debt of Britain, by the contest with 
the United States ? 

919. 187. How many lives had she wasted in the con- 

test ? 

920. 187. Why would not the Americans now agree to 

the pacific proposals of England ? 

921. 187. Amongst the friends of peace, in England, 

which statesmen are mentioned, as parti- 
cularly distinguished for their eloquence ? 



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922. 187. Who is mentioned, as having successfully 

brought forward a pacific resolution in the 
British house of commons ? 

923. 187. To whom, was lord North's office of prime 

minister assigned ? 

924. 187. On the decease of Rockingham, to whom 

were the chief reins of government in- 
trusted ? 

925. 187. Who was the father of William Pitt ? 

926. 187. In what year, did lord Chatham die ? 

927. 188. In what city, did the commissioners, appoint- 

ed to treat of peace, assemble ? 

928. 188. To whom, did the United States confide 

their interest, in the important business of 
pacification ? 

929. 188. Who were appointed to negotiate, on the 

part of Great Britain ? 

930. 188. Which two sovereigns of Europe, were me- 

diators, in promoting the desirable agree- 
ment ? 

931. 188. When were the preliminary articles of peace 

signed ? 

932. 188. When were they' ratified ? 

933. 188. When was peace proclaimed, in the Amer- 

ican army J 

934. 188. How long had the war continued ? 

935. 189. By whose interposition, and dignified cool- 

ness, was the mutiny of the American 
troops quelled ? 

936. 189. What expedient was used, to avoid the in- 

convenience of dismissing a great number 
of soldiers in a body ? 

937. 190. When was New York evacuated by the Brit- 

ish forces ? 



58 

Q. P. 

938. 190. On what day, did Washington make a public 

entry into that city ? 

939. 190. When bidding adieu to his officers, what ex- 

pressions did Washington use ? 

940. 191. Where was the seat of congress at this time ? 

941. 192. Who was then president of congress r 

942. 191. Repeat the last paragraph, except one, of 

general Washington's address to the presi- 
dent, when resigning his commission. 

943. 192. After his resignation, whither did Washing- 

ton hasten ? 

944. 192. Did he remain inactive at Mount Vernon ? 

945. 192. After conventions had assembled in the sev- 

eral states, and formed new constitutions, 
what laws were retained in practice, as be- 
fore ? 

946. 193. Can hereditary honours be granted in any of 

the states ? 

947. 193. What personal titles are recognised by law ? 

948. 193. Mention the single instance of deviation from 

this essential mark of the republican spirit. 

949. 193. Of how many branches, do the new govern- 

ments consist ? 

950. 193. Particularize these three. 

951. 194. Why is compensation allowed to members of 

the legislature ? 

952. 494. In what other country, was there anciently 

a similar regulation r 

953. 194. Why are the terms of representative service 

. short ? 

954. 194. How often are elections fcr the lower house 

of the several legislatures, in general, 
made ': 

955. 194. Where was a type-foundry established, sev- 

eral years before the Revolution ? 



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956. 194. Who was the first person that regularly pur* 

sued the business of type-founding in the 
United States ? 

957. 194. Where did Baine settle^ and at what period? 

958. 195. When was instituted the American Philoso- 

phical Society ? 

959. 195. When, and by whom, was the practice of in- 

oculating for the small-pox first introduc- 
ed, on the American continent ? 

960. 195. Into which town, was the small -pox then in- 

troduced ? 

961. 195. In what branch of natural philosophy was 

Dr. Franklin unrivaled ? 

962. 196. For what great discovery, is the world in- 

debted to Dr. Franklin ? 

963. 196. What invention resulted from this discovery? 

964. 196. What institution is particularly mentioned, 

as having been founded by Franklin ? 

965. 196. When was the library founded ? 

966. 196. Do you remember which is the birth-place 

of Franklin ? 

967. 196. Where, and in what year, did Franklin die I 

968. 196. At what age, did he die ? 

969. 197. Who held an honourable station in America, 

as a botanist ? 

970. 197. Who was equally distinguished in astrono- 

my ? 



CHAPTER VIII. 

971. 198. Who headed several thousand disorderly cit- 

izens of Massachusetts, in an insurrection '? 

972. 198. Of what, did these people complain ? 



60 

Q. P. 

973. 199. What place, did they attack ? 

974. 199. By whose bravery and good conduct, were 

the insurgents dispersed ? 

975. 198. In what year, did this insurrection in Massa- 

chusetts occur ? 

976. 199. In accordance with whose motion, was a pro- 

posal made by Virginia, to the other states, 
that they would meet in convention, for 
the purpose of digesting a new form of 
government ? 

977. 199. When, and where, did the delegates assem- 

ble ? | 

978. 199. Whom did they choose, as president of this 

convention ? 

979. 199. Until what day, did they deliberate, before 

they had agreed on a new plan of national, 
government ? 

980. 199. Who were the authors of the book called the 

Federalist ? 



ly the whole of the essays contained in the 
Federalist ? 

982. 199. What character is given of the Federalist ? 

983. 199. Of what branches, does the congress of the 

United States consist ? 

984. 199. In which of these branches, is vested the ex- 

ecutive power ? 

985. 199. What is a necessary qualification of the pre- 

sident, with regard to his place of birth ? 

986. 200. What must be his age ? 

987. 200. During how many years, must he have re- 

sided within the country ? 

988. 200. For how many years, do the president and 

vice-president hold their offices ? 

989. 200. In what manner, are they appointed ? 



61 

Q, P. 

990. 200. Of what persons, is the senate composed: 

991. 200. In what manner, and for how long a period, 

are the senators chosen ? 

992. 200. What age, must a senator have attained ? 

993. 200. How many years, must he have been a citizen 

of the United States ? 

994. 200. In what manner, are the members of the 

house of representatives chosen ? 

995. 200. Is property, or a particular religion, a ne- 

cessary qualification for members of this 
house ? 

996. 200. How often, are they chosen ? 

997. 200. What are the necessary qualifications of the 

electors ? 

998. 200. What age must a representative have attain- 

ed ? 

999. 200. How many years, must he have been a citi- 

zen of the United States ? 

1000. 200. How often does congress assemble ? 

1001. 200. What day is fixed forks meeting ? 

1002. 200. From what fund, are the members of congress 

compensated ? 

1003. 201. What form of government do the United 

States guaranty to every member of the 
great political family — the several states ? 

1004. 201. Against what injuries, are they bound to 

protect each state ? 

1005. 201. Is any religious test required, as a qualifica- 

tion to an office under the United States ? 

1006. 201. How is the judicial power vested ? 

1007. 201. When, and at what place, did the new legis- 

lature first assemble ? 

1008. 201. Who had previously been chosen president ? 

1009. 201. Were the people unanimous in his election? 

6 



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1010. 201. What age was general Washington, then ? 

1011. 203. At how much, was the annual salary of the 

president fixed ? 

1012. 203. How much, were the salaries of the vice- 

president, secretary of state, and secretary 
of the treasury ? 

1013. -203. Who was" elected vice-president? 

1014. 203. Who filled the remaining great political de- 

partments ? 

1015. 203. Who received the office of chief-justice ? 

1016. 203. What was the first object of legislative at- 

tention ? 

1017. 203. For this purpose, what duties were levied, 

and what taxes imposed ? 

1018. 204. How many millions of the general debt of 

the United States, were funded ? 

1019. 204. How many millions were funded of the debts 

of individual states ? 

1020. 204. To complete the financial department, what 

institution did colonel Hamilton recom- 
mend ? 

1021. 204. In what year, was the bank formed? 

1022. 204. For how many years, was it chartered ? 

1023. 204. What was the amount of its capital ? 

1024. 205. Where was placed the parent bank of the 

United States ? 

1025. 205. To whom, was the excise duty on domestic 

spirits, particularly obnoxious ? 

1026. 205. In which town, was held a meeting of dele- 

gates, from the malcontents r 

1027. 205. In what year, was this meeting ? 

1028. 206. What force was it supposed that the insur- 

gent malcontents could bring into the 
field? 



63 

Q. P. 

1029. 206. What number of militia did general Wash- 

ington require, for the purpose of quelling 
them? 

1030. 206. Under whose command, did general Wash- 

ington place these troops ? 

1031. 206. What effect was produced by the greatness 

of this force ? 

1032. 206. In what year, was tranquillity restored ? 

1033. 206. In the time of the destructive yellow fever, 

in Philadelphia, in the year 1793, how ma- 
ny died, of that disorder alone ? 

1034. 206. How many were then the inhabitants of 

Philadelphia ? 

1035.. 206. In that calamitous season, who was the most 
humane, fearless, and skilful physician, of 
Philadelphia ? 

1036. 207. Where was Dr. Rush born ? 

1037. 207. In what year, did Dr. Rush die? 

1038. 207. When did Vermont become a state ? 

1039. 208. When did Kentucky become a state ? 

1040. 208. By whom, was made the earliest permanent 

settlement in Kentucky ? 

1041. 208. Which is the oldest settlement in that state? 

1042. 208. When was Lexington commenced? 

1043. 209. What cause retarded the extension of settle- 

ments beyond the Ohio ? 

1044. 209. In what year, was a military force sent, to 

destroy the Indian settlements on the Sci- 
oto and the W abash ? 

1045. 209. Under the command of whom, was this mili- 

tary force ? 

1046. 209. Was the expedition successful ? 

1047. 209. By what cause, was it defeated ? 

1048. 209. How many of the troops were killed ? 



64 

q. P. 

1049. 209. Was the next attempt against those people, 

more fortunate ? 

1050. 209. What officer was then intrusted with the 

command ? 

1051. 209. What caused his defeat? 

1052. 209. Was the enemy superior, or inferior, in num- 

ber, to St. Clair's army ? 

1053. 209. How many officers and privates were then 

killed ? 

1054. 209. By whom, was St. Clair succeeded? 

1055. 209. In what year, did Wayne reach the ground 

where St. Clair had been defeated ? 

1056. 210. In what year, occurred, a general engage- 

ment, between Wayne's army and the In- 
dians ? 

1057. 210. What was the issue of that engagement ? 

1058. 2 10. In what year, did Wayne conclude, at Green- 

ville, a treaty with the hostile Indians ? 

1059. 210. Who projected a humane system for ameli- 

orating the condition of the Indians ? 

1060. 210. Who was amongst the first to execute this 

humane system ? 



CHAPTER IX. 

1061. 210. By what cause, were the United States in- 

volved in a foreign war ? 

1062. 210. In the war between France and the other 

European powers, what did the French 
Directory require from the United States? 

1063. 211. After the king of France (Louis XVI.) had 

been executed, who was sent as minister 
t© the United States ? 



65 

Q. P. . » 

1064. 211. In what manner, did he treat the American 

Republic ? 

1065. 211. In which port, did he land ? 

1066. 211. What were his proceedings, there ? 

1067. 211. What line of conduct had the president (gen- 

eral Washington) determined to pursue ? 

1068. 211. What unexampled measure, did Genet, in 

consequence, design ? 

1069. 211. What request, did the president then make? 

1070. 211. Did the French government accede to this 

request ? 

1071. 211. In what manner, did Genet's successors con- 

duct themselves ? 

1072. 211. Besides . seizing enemies' property, when 

found on board vessels of the United States, 
what other hostile measures did the French 
Directory pursue towards them ? 

1073. 212. Who, in the meantime, succeeded general 

Washington, as president of the United 
States ? 

1074. 212. Who was, at the same time, chosen as vice- 

president ? 

1075. 212. In what year, did these successions occur ? 

1076. 212. How long, had general Washington filled the 

office of president I 

1077. 212. When those proceedings of the French gov- 

ernment were known in the United States, 
what feeling did they excite ? 

1078. 212. After authority was given for capturing 

French armed vessels, by whom were two 
French frigates captured ? 

1079. 212. In what year, were these captures made ? 

1080. 212. Who was, at this time, called to command 

the American armies ? 
6* 



66 

Q. p. 

1081. 212. What effect had this determined conduct of 

the United States ? 

1082. 212. When the American envoys arrived in Paris, 

and found the Directory overthrown, in 
whom was vested the chief government of 
France ? 

1083. 212. Under what title, did Buonaparte then gov- 



1084. 212. Were the disputes amicably adjusted? 

1085. 212. To what cause, may be attributed, the great- 

er part of the wealth gained by the mer- 
chants of the United States, the increase 
and experience of her seamen, and the un- 
rivaled prosperity of her farmers ? 

1086. 213. What other power, was there, with which 

disputes, of not less importance, had to be 
adjusted ? 

1087. 213. Besides the disputes between Great Britain 

and the United States, arising from the 
Revolution, what new causes increased the 
hostile feeling ? 

1088. 214. For what reason, was the complaint respect- 

ing those searches only partially founded 
on justice ? 

1089. 214. What ultimate resource was used, for the 

preservation of peace ? 

1090. 214. In what year, and under whose administra- 

tion, was Mr. Jay sent to London ? 

1091. 214. What was the result of this mission ? 

1092. 214. Was the favourite maxim of the United 

States, " that free ships make free goods," 
abandoned ? 

1093. 214. What was agreed, respecting the search of 

their merchant-vessels ? 

1094. 214. On what day, and in what year, did the ven- 

erated Washington die ? 



67 

q. "P. 

1095. 214. At what place, did he die ? 

1096. 214. What was his age, at the time of his death! 

1097. 214. Had he been long ill ? 

1098. 214. By what disorder, was his death caused ? 

1099. 215. Had general Washington ever any offspring ? 

1100. 215. To whom, had he been married ? 

1101. 215. How long, had he been married ? 

,1102. 215. By his will, who was to inherit Mount Ver- 
non, after the decease of Mrs. Washing- 
ton ? 



CHAPTER X. 

1103. 216. What change had been recommended, with 

regard to the seat of government ? 

1104. 216. By whom, had this recommendation been 

made ? 

1105. 216. By which states, was a territory ceded, for 

this purpose ? 

1106. 216. By what name, is this territory known ? 

1 107. 216. In what body, is vested the sovereign author- 

ity of the District ? 

1 108. 216. In which portion of the District, was the new 

city founded ? 

1 109. 216. What name was given to it ? 

1110. 216. When were the public offices removed to 

Washington ? 

1111. 216. From which city, were they removed ? 

1112. 216. During how many years, had Philadelphia 

been the seat of the federal government ? 

1113. 217. Who succeeded John Adams, as president 

of the United States ? 



Q. P. 

1114. 217. How long had John Adams been president ? 

1115. 217. Who now filled the office of vice-president ? 

1116. 217. In what year, were Thomas Jefferson and 

Aaron Burr made president and vice- 
president ? 

1117. 217. After the disputes had been settled with the 

tributary princes at Tunis, Algiers, and 
Morocco, with what other freebooter, was 
a similar adjustment impracticable ? 

1118. 217. Do you remember the name of the officer 

who defeated a Tripolitan cruiser off 
Malta ? 

1119. 217. What was the name of his vessel ? 

1 120. 217. In what year, was that cruiser defeated ? 

1121. 218. By whom, was the American squadron 

commanded, that blockaded the port of 
Tripoli ? 

1122. 218. What officer, in the Constellation frigate, 

compelled the Tripolitan gun-boats to re- 
tire ? 

1123. 218. Who commanded the squadron of seven sail, 

sent against Tripoli, in the year 1803 ? 

1124. 218. Which of his frigates ran upon a rock, and 

with her crew, was subsequently captured 
by the Tripolitans ? 

1125. 218. Who then commanded the Philadelphia? 

1126. 219. Can you recollect the name of the young 

officer, who conceived the design of re- 
taking, or of destroying, the captured 
frigate ? 

1127. 219. What was the result of his attempt ? 

1 128. 219. In what year, did this occur ? 

1129. 219. By whom, were several successful attacks, 

in the same year, made, on the Tripolitan 
batteries ? 



69 

*. p. 

- 1 130. 220. Who was commissioned to concert measures 
of co-operation withHamet, the ex -bashaw 
of Tripoli ? 

1131. 220. What office hac^£aton, for many years, held ? 

1132. 220. Where did he effect an interview with the 

exiled sovereign ? 

1133. 220. Whom did Hamet appoint commander of 

the forces, destined to accomplish the de- 
sign of restoring him to the throne ? 

1134. 220. From which town in Egypt, did general 

Eaton and Hamet begin their march ? 

1135. 220'. Which city, in the regency of Tripoli, did 

Eaton overcome ? 

1 135. 221. By what measure, were the fruits of this 
achievement blasted, before they reached 
maturity ? 

1137. 221. By whom was this treaty negotiated ? 

1138. 221. Upon what terms, were the American pris- 

oners released ? 

1139. 221. What reward was conferred, by Massachu- 

setts, on general Eaton, for his distinguish- 
ed good conduct ? 

1140. 222. When did Tennessee become a state ? 

1141. 222. To which of the original states, had Ten- 

nessee belonged ? 

1142. 222. When did Ohio become a state ? 

1143. 222. Of what territory, had Ohio formed a por- 

tion : 

1144. 222. Whence came the earliest settlers of Ohio ? 

1 145. 222. Under whose superintendence ? 

1146. 222. What town did they found ? 

1 147. 222. In what year, was Marietta founded ? 

1148. 222. From what government, ^Yas Louisiana pur- 

chased ? 



70 

p. 

1 149. 222. When was the purchase made ? 

1 150. 222. What was agreed to_be given for Louisiana ? 

1151. 222. Was any part of this sum to be retained by 
the United States ? 

1 152. 222. On what account, was this sum to be re- 
tained ? 

1 153. 222. In what year, was a district of Louisiana 
formed into a state of the same name ? 

J 154. 223. Of what vast region, according to the Span- 
ish geography, had Louisiana formed a 
part ? 

1 155. 223. By what Europeans, was the interior of 
Louisiana first explored ? 

1 156. 223. When was it first explored ? 

1157. 223. From what American colony, were the per- 
sons sent, for that purpose ? 

1 158. 223. Who first descended the Mississippi, to its 
mouth ? 

1 159. 223. In what year, did La Salle reach its mouth ? 

1 160. 223. After whom, did he name the country ? 

1 161. 223. When was New Orleans founded ? 

1 162. 223. How many inhabitants did Louisiana then 
contain ? 

1 163. 223. In what year, did France transfer Louisiana 
to Spain ? 

1 164. 223. By what treaty ? 

1 165. 223. When did Spain restore Louisiana to. the 
French Republic ? 

1166. 223. Why did the French find it convenient to 

assign Louisiana to . the United States ? 

1167. 223. What officers were sent with an exploring 

party to Louisiana ? 

1168. 223. By whom, were their instructions drawn ? 



71 

Q. V. 

1 169. 223. What were the particular objects of the ex- 
pedition ? 

1170. 223. Did they perform their task in a satisfactory 

manner ? 

1171. 223. By how many persons, were they accom- 

panied ? 

1 172. 223. Where, and in what year, did they embark ? 

1173. 224. What great ocean did they reach ? 

1 174. 224. By what river, had they descended to it ? 

1 175. 224. In what year, did they return to St. Louis ? 

1 176. 224. What space of time had elapsed, before their 

return ? 

1177. 224. In going and returning, how many miles had 

they traveled over ? 

1178. 224. Were they often incommoded by the In- 

dians ? 

1179. 224. What were their most dangerous enemies? 

1180. 225. Who*accomplished an extensive geographi- 

cal survey of Louisiana ? 

1181. 225. In what year, was that survey made ? 

1182. 225. Who made researches in the botanical de- 

partment ? 

1183. 226. Who was, at this period, tried, for a serious 

offence against the laws of the United 
States ? 

1184. 217. 'What public office had Burr filled ? 

1185. 227. What criminal designs, was it supposed that 

he had formed ? 

1 186. 227. In what eity, was he tried ? 

1 187. 227. In what year, did the trial take place ? 

1188. 227. What was the result ? 

1 189. 226. Do you remember the name of a distinguish- 



72 

Q. p. 

cd individual, who had been previously 
killed by Aaron Burr, in a duel ? 

1190. 227. Where, and in what year, was Alexander 

Hamilton killed ? 

1191. 226. What particular instance of opposition to 

Aaron Burr, by Alexander Hamilton, had 
caused Burr to challenge him ? 

1192. 227. Where was Hamilton born ? 

1193. 228. What age had he attained ? 

1 194. 228. To what rank in the American army, had he 

risen ? 



CHAPTER XI. 

1 195. 229. By whom was the Berlin decree issued ? 
1 196. 229. In what year, was that decree issued ? 

1197. 229. What was the design of that and the Milan 

decree ? 

1198. 229. By what decrees, were these followed, on the 

part of Napoleon's enemy ? 

1 199. 229. What was-the nature of these ? 

1200. 229. Why was England jealous of America ? 

1201. 229. By what cause, was France enraged against 

America ? 

1202. 229. What fueling did each of the hostile nations 

strive to excite in the injured Americans ? 

1203. 230. Besides the injuries committed against the 

Americans by France and England, in the 
capture of American vessels, what farther 
cause of irritation existed, arising solely 
from the conduct of England ? 



Ho 

n. p. \ 

1204. 230. Which of the American frigates was attack- 

ed by the British ship of war Leopard) 
and forcibly searched for deserters ? 

1205. 230. Who then commanded the frigate Chesa- 

peake ? 

1206. 230. In what year, did that occur ? 

1207. 231. What verdict was pronounced, by a court- 

martial, against Commodore Barron? 

1208. 231. What measure was soon afterwards adopted 

by congress, on the recommendation of 
Mr. Jefferson ? 

1209. 231. What was prohibited by the embargo ? 

1210. 231. Mention the limit to which the commerce of 

the American republic, was, in conse- 
quence, confined ? 

121 1. 232. When the embargo law was partially repeal- 
ed, what restriction was substituted ? 

1212. 232. By whom, was Thomas Jefferson succeeded, 

in the office of president of the United 
States ? 

1213. 232. In what year, did James Madison succeed to 

the presidential duties ? 

1214. 232. How long, had Mr. Jefferson filled that of- 

fice ? 

1215. 232, Between which two ships, was the rencoun- 

ter that increased the unfriendly sentiments 
of England ? 

1216. 232. When did that unfortunate rencounter hap- 

pen? 

1217. 232. When every experiment had failed, in pro- 

ducing a change of the system practiced 
by Great Britain and France against Amer- 
ican trade, what offer did the United States 
make, for the respective consideration of 
the belligerants ? 
7 



74 



Q. P. 

1218. 233. In what .way, did this alternative proposition 

enable the French ruler to maintain a 
peace with the United States, and involve 
the other power, England, in the calamity 
of war ? 

1219. 233. Why would not Great Britain believe, that 

the French decrees were, at this period, 
actually annulled ? 

1220. 233. After the formal publication of the mysteri- 

ous annulment of the Berlin and Milan de- 
crees, was the corresponding retraction (or 
repeal of the orders in council) on the part 
of England, made in time to prevent hos- 
tilities ? 

1221. 233. On what day, and in what year, was war de- 

clared against Great Britain ? 

1222. 233. What extraordinary communication, made 

to congress by the president, served to has- 
ten the declaration of war ? 

1223. 234. A few days after the declaration of war, 

which town in the United States, was se- 
riously disturbed ? 

1224. 236. Mention the name of the general who was 

killed by the mob ? 

1225. 237. By # whom, were the Indians defeated at the 

Tippecanoe? 

1226. 237. Of which great river, is the Tippecanoe a 

branch ? 

1227. 237. What was the object of the military expedi- 

tion, placed under the command of general 
Hull? 

1228. 237. Against which post in Canada, did general 

Hull proceed ? 

1229. 238. While general Hull was losing, in vain pa- 

rade, an opportunity of capturing that post, 
which fortress, belonging to the United 
States, did the enemy take by surprise ? 



75 

Q. P. 

L230. 23S. Where is Michillimackinac situated? 

1231. 238. To which post in the United States, did Hull 

then retreat r 

1232. 238. By which British general was he followed to 

Detroit ? 

1233. 23S. Did Hull bravely defend this important post, 

intrusted to him by his country ? 

1234. 239. What territory was included in the capitula- 

tion r 

1235. 240. What troops, unconnected with the garrison 

of Detroit, were included ? 

1235. 240. What sentence was pronounced by a court- 
martial, against general Hull ? 

1:37. 240. When that sentence was withdrawn, what 
disgraceful substitution was inflicted ? 

1238. 240. Where did the Americans receive ample 

consolation for the surrender of Detroit ? 

1239. 240. By whom, was the British frigate Guerriere 

captured ? 

1240. 240. What American frigate did captain Hull 

then command ? 

1241. 240. When was this capture made ? 

1242. 242. What was remarkable with respect to this 

achievement by captain Hull ? 

1243. 242. By whom, was the British frigate Macedo- 

nian captured ? 

1244. 242. What American frigate did the victor then 

command ? 

1245. 242. When was this capture made ? 

1246. 242. Before this action, where had he particularly 

distinguished himself? 

1247. 242. By whom, was the British brig Frolic cap- 

tured ? 

1248. 242. What sloop of war did the captain then com- 

mand ? 



76 

Q. P. 

1249. 243. Mention the revolutionary veteran who sail- 

ed from Baltimore, and distinguished him- 
self by a rapid series of success. 

1250. 243. Before the meeting of congress, in Novem- 

ber, how many vessels had been captured 
from the enemy ? 

1251. 245. By whom, were the two British vessels, the 

Detroit and Caledonia, captured ? 

1.252. 245. Where was this capture made ? 

1253. 248. Whose indefatigable exertions, in creating a 

fleet upon the northern lakes, produced 
most beneficial results ? 

1254. 249. By whom, was the British frigate Java cap- 

tured ? 

1255. 249. What frigate did the commodore then com- 

mand ? 

1256. 249. When was this capture made ? 

1257. 249. Under whose command, had the Constitu- 

tion been already distinguished ? 

1258. 251. Where was general Winchester defeated, and 

his detachment made prisoners ? 

1259. 250. On what river, is Frenchtown situated? 

1260. 250. By what English general and Indian leaders, 

was Winchester defeated ? 

1261. 251. To whose charge, did general Proctor assign 

the American prisoners r 

1262. 251. How were they treated by the Indians? 

1263. 251. Who is mentioned as having acted like a fa- 

ther to the survivers ? 

1264. 254. Of which British province, is York the cap- 

ital ? 

1265. 254. To whom, did general Dearborne intrust the 

forces destined against York ? 

1266. 254. When was the attack on York made ? 



Q. P. 

1267. 255. In advancing against this place, what caused 

the death of general Pike ? 

1268. 256. What was the result of the attack upon 

York ? 

1269. 256. What was the amount of the British loss, in 

killed, wounded, and captured i 

1270. 256. Do you remember the names of the officers 

particularly mentioned by general Dear- 
borne and commodore Chauncey, for their 
excellent conduct in the capture of Fort 
George ? 

1271. 256. By what other officers, also, was much hon- 

our gained ? 

1272. 257. By which officers^ was an attack made on 

the enemy at Burlington Bay r 

1273. 257. What was the result of this attack ? 

1274. 257. What was the fate of the American com- 

manders ? 

1275. 258. By which American general, were the Brit- 

ish, under sir George Prevost and sir James 
Yeo, repulsed from Sackett's Harbour ? 

1276. 259. By which British admiral, was an attack 

made on Lewistown, in the state of Dela- 
ware ? 

1277. 259. By whom, was admiral Beresford repulsed ? 

1278. 259. By whom, was the detachment commanded, 

which, in the ensuing month, repulsed the 
British admiral near the same place ? 

1279. 260. What British officer is mentioned, as having 

acted in the most dishonourable manner in. 
Chesapeake Bay ? 

1280. 260. Which two places were first plundered and 

burned by admiral Cockburn ? 

1281. 260. Where is Frenchtown situated ? 

1282. 260. Where is Havre de Grace situated? 



Q. P. 

1283. 260. Which two villages, on the river Sassafras, 

experienced similar destruction r 

1284. 260. On the arrival of admiral Warren, to what 

number, was the British naval force in the 
Chesapeake augmented ? 

1285. 261. By whom, were the land-troops on board 

that fleet commanded ? 

1286. 261. Which town was destined as the first object 

of their attack ? 

1287. 261. Where did they endeavour to disembark 
^ their troops ? 

1288. 261. What was the result of this attempt ? 

1289. 261. Who commanded, in that quarter, the Amer- 

ican marine force ? 

1290. 261. Where is Hampton situated ? 

1291. 262. By which British officers, was the success- 

ful attack made on Hampton ? 

1292. 263. By whom, was the British brig Peacock cap- 

tured ? 

1293. 263. What vessel did captain Lawrence then com- 

mand ? 

1294. 264. What American officer commanded the frig- 

ate Chesapeake, when captured by the 
enemy ? 

1295. 264. By what frigate, was the Chesapeake cap- 

tured ? 

1296. 264. Who was commander of the Shannon? 

1297. 264. When, and off what harbour, did that unfor- 

tunate occurrence happen ? 

1298. 265. What was the fate of captain Lawrence ? 

1299. 265. What honour was conferred, by the prince 

regent of England, on captain Broke ? 

1300. 265. Which other American vessel, had, on the 

4th of August, the misfortune to be cap- 
tured ? 



79 

Q. P. 

130K 266. Who was commander of the Argus ? 

1302. 266. Did captain Allen recover from his severe 

wound ? 

1303. 266. By which of the enemy's vessels, was the 

Argus captured ? 

1304. 265. Where was the Argus, at that time, cruis- 

ing ? 

1305. 265. During the two months' cruise, in that quar- 

ter, what service was performed by the 
Argus ? 

1306. 266. By what achievement, were the United States 

soon afterwards consoled for the loss of the 
Argus ? 

1307. 266. By what American vessel, was the Boxer 

captured ? 

1308. 266. Who commanded the Enterprise ? 

1309. 266. Who was killed on board the American ves- 

f sel ? 

1310. 266. By whom, was Fort Sandusky most gallant- 

ly defended ? 

131 1. 266. What was then the age of its brave defend- 

^ m M ^ .. er ? , ; , , , ; 

1312. 267. How many cannon were in the fort ? 

1313. 267. By how many men, was it garrisoned ? 

1314. 267. By how many men, was it assailed ? 

1315. 267. When was the assault ? 

1316. 267. By whom, was the splendid victory gained 

on lake Erie ? 

1317. 268. Of how many vessels, did the captured 

squadron consist ? 

1318. 268. By whom, was it commanded? 

1319. 268. When was that important capture made r 

1320. 269. By whom, were the Americans commanded, 

in the battle of the Thames ? 



80 

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1321. 268. By whom, were the British commanded? 

1322. 269. Who headed the Indians ? 

1323. 269. Which party was victorious ? ~ 

1324. 269. How many prisoners were taken ? 

1325. 269. By whom, was Tecumseh killed ? 

1326. 270. What venerable governor of Kentucky bore 

a distinguished part in that engagement ? 

1327. 270. Where, and in what war, had he already en- 

tailed a heavy debt of gratitude upon his 
country r 

1328. 270. When the American government had again 

determined to invade Canada, whom did 
they place at the head of the war-office ? 

1329. 270. By whom, was Dearborne succeeded ? 

1330. 270. What other officer, from the southern dis- 

trict, was summoned, to aid in the intend- 
ed enterprise ? 

T331. 270. In what quarter, were the troops collected, 
under Wilkinson ? 

1332. 270. How many did they number, and of what 

description ? 

1333. 270. Where did the troops assemble, under Wade 

Hampton ? 

1334. 270. What was their number? 

1.335. 271. Which other officers, considered the ablest 
in the Union, accompanied the expedition 

against Canada ? 

1336. 271. Which Canadian town was the first object 

of attack ? 

1337. 271. Who commanded the Americans, in a bril- 

liant rencounter at Chrystler's-field ? 

1338. 271. In what month, and in w r hat year, was that 

engagement ? 



81 

Q. P. 

1339. 271. What cause stopped any farther prosecution 

of the campaign ? 

1340. 271. Why was the government censured, for hav- 

ing associated Wilkinson and Hampton ? 

1341. 272. Which towns were burned by the enemy, in 

retaliation for the burning of the Canadian 
village, Newark ? 

1342. 272. ' In which territories, were several millions of 

acres surveyed, for military bounties ? 

1343. 272. When did a vessel, with a British flag of 

truce, arrive at Annapolis ? 

1344. 272. What was announced by this vessel ? 

1345. 273. At what town, in Europe, was it agreed that 

commissioners, to negotiate a peace, 
should assemble ? 

1346. 273. Who were appointed commissioners, on the 

part of the United States ? 

1347. 273. To whom, was now assigned, Mr. Clay's 

office of speaker of the house of repre- 
sentatives ? 

1348. 273. By whom, was general Wilkinson succeed- 

ed, as commander of the American armies? 

1349. 274. Which towns, in New England, had, in the 

beginning of April, to lament the entire 
destruction of their shipping ? 

1350. 274. Which territories w T ere, soon afterwards, 

completely subdued by the invaders ? 

1351. 275. At what town, in the north, were the enemy 

defeated, by its gallant inhabitants ? 

1352. 275. Before being constrained to yield the Essex 

at Valparaiso, how ma.ny armed ships had 
commodore Porter taken from the enemy, 
and how many guns did they carry ? 

1353. 275. By whom, was the British brig Epervier, 

captured ? 



82 

Q. P. 

1354. 275. What vessel did Warrington then command? 

1355. 275. By whom, were the British vessels, Rein- 

deer, Avon, and Atlanta, captured ? 

1356. 275. What vessel did Blakely then command ? 

1357. 275. By whom, was the English brig, Penguin, 

captured ? 

1358. 275. What vessel did Biddle then command ? 

1359. 275. By whom, were the British vessels Cyane 

and Levant, captured ? 

1"360. 276. What vessel did captain Stewart then com- 
mand ? 

1361. 276. When did the battle of Chippeway occur? 

1362. 276. Who commanded the Americans at Chippe- 

way ? 

1363. 276. Who commanded the British ? 

1364. 276. Which army gained the victory ? 

1365. 276. Which battle is placed in the foremost rank of 

all the anterior engagements of the war? 

1366. 276. Who commanded the Americans at Nia- 

gara ? 

1367. 276. What British officers,, of high rank, were 

captured in this engagement? 

1363. 276. In those two actions, which American gen- 
erals conducted their several divisions in 
the brave and able manner insured by their 
previous conduct ? 

1369. 276. Which officers, of inferior stations, were not 

less energetic in their duty ? 

1370. 276. Who continued to be distinguished, as an 

officer of artillery ? 

1371. 276. Who repelled a formidable attack on Fort 

Erie ? 

1372. 276. Did these conspicuous proofs of military 

good conduct enable the Americans to en- 
large the boundaries of their conquests ? 



83 , 

1373. 276, Was the third invasion of Canada, therefore, 

terminated ? 

1374. 276. What intelligence arrived in the United . 

States, early in the month of June ? 

1375. 278. Who commanded the British troops at Bla- 

densburg ? 

1376. 278. By what admiral, were they accompanied ? 

1377. 277. What was the number of the enemy ? 

1378. 277. Who commanded the Americans? 

1379. 277. How many men had the American general, 

actually assembled or approaching ? 

1380. 278. Which party was victorious ? 

1381. 279. Which two American officers were con- 

spicuous for bravery, at Bladensburg ? 

1382. 278. When was the battle fought ? 

1383. 280. Which city did general Ross enter, "in the 

evening after the battle ? 

1384. 280. What fine buildings did the invaders burn ? 

1385. 280. What public offices shared in the conflagra- 

tion ? 

1386. 280. In retaliation for the burning of what places 

did general Ross endeavour to justify the 
destruction of these buildings ? 

1387. 280. What loss did the victors sustain in their 

approach to Washington, and in their re- 
treat ? 

1388. 280. What loss did the vanquished suffer ? 

1389. 281. From which town on the Potomac, did the 

enemy convey a large quantity of mer- 
chandise ? 

1390. 281. WThich town, was it generally supposed, 

would be next attacked ? 

1391. 282. Who took charge of the principal batteries, 

on the high ground near Baltimore ? 



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Q. P. 

1392. 282. Who had the command of all the forces r 

1393. 282. Which British admiral entered the Patapsco, 

with a large fleet ? 

1394. 282. Who commanded the British troops which 

landed at North Point ? 

1395. 282. Who commanded the division sent to im- 

pede their progress ? 

1396. 282. What is related of general Ross ? 

1397. 282. Which fort was, in the meantime, furiously- 

assailed ? 

1398. 282. To whose charge, was the fort confided ? 

1399. 282. When did the action at Jtforth Point and the 

bombardment of Fort M' Henry occur ? 

1400. 283. When the enemy found their bombardment 

ineffectual, on what measure did they re- 

sois r e ? "^^^m^ 

1401. 283. Which officer defeated a British squadron 

on Lake Champiain ? 

1402. 284. How many of the enemy were taken prison- 

ers ? 

1403. 283. Who repulsed the enemy, under sir George 
I Prevost, from Plattsburg ? 

1404. 283. When did these two signal defeats of the 

enemy occur ? 

1405. 287. Do you recollect the name of the British offi- 

cer who had the chief command of the 
forces sent against New Orleans ? 

1406. 287. Under whose orders were the Americans, 

who so gloriously repulsed the assailants ? 

1407. 287. Which officers commanded the Kentucky 

militia ? 

1408. 287. Who commanded the Tennessee forces ? 

1409. 286. Under whose orders was the American naval 

squadron ? _ 



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Q. P. 

1410. 287. What was the total number of the enemy ? 

1411. 287. What was the number of Jackson's force ? 

1412. 287. On what day, and in what year, were the 

enemy totally defeated, in attempting to 
storm the American lines at New Orleans ? 

1413. 288. On this memorable day, what loss was suf- 

fered by the British ? 

1414. 288. What was the loss of the Americans ? 

1415. 289. Which British general fell early in the ac- 

tion ? 

1416. 289. To whom, was Packenham related ? 

1417. 289. Which distinguished British officers were 

dangerously wounded ? 

1418. 289. Which of these survived only a few days ? 



CHAPTER XII. 

1419. 289. When was a treaty of peace signed at Ghent, 

between Great Britain and the United 
States ? 

1420. 289. W T hen was it ratified in America ? 

1421. 289. What were the stipulations of the treaty ? 

1422. 289. What was determined respecting the causes 

of the war ? 

1423. 289. How long had hostilities continued ? 

1424. 289. For the purpose of distinction, how will the 

contest be known ? 

1425. 289. How much did it increase the public debt ? 

1426. 289. How much did it make the whole national 

arrears ? 

1427. 289. By what cause, was the germe of a lasting 

evil created ? 

-1.428. 290. At what number of men was fixed the peace 
establishment of the regular army? 



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Q. P. 

1429. 290. How many vessels of the navy were afloat on 

the Atlantic, and of what description were 
they ? 

1430. 290. When, and in what city, was the national 

mint established ? 

1431. 290. When was instituted the military academy 

at West Point ? 



CHAPTER XIII. 

1432. 292. In what year, had the charter of the first na- 

tional bank expired r 

1433. 292. When was the second national bank organ- 

ized ? 

1434. 292. What was the amount of its capital ? 

1435. 292. How long was it to continue ? 

1436. 292. When the president of the bank, in conse- 

quence of improper management, was re- 
moved, who was appointed in his place? 

'1437. 293. Who succeeded James Madison, as presi- 
dent of the United States ? 

1438. 293. In what year, did he succeed Mr. Madison ? 

1439. 29 3. How long had Mr. Madison filled the office ? 
1440'. 29 3. When did commodore Perry die ? 

1441. 293. When was Decatur killed in a duel ? 

1442. 293. Where, and by whom, was he killed? 

1443. 294. To what number, was the regular army re- 

duced, in 1821 ? 

1444. 295. At the same period, what were the number 

and description of the navy, fitibr service ? 

1445. 295. Since the admission of Louisiana, in 1812, 

how many states have been received into 
the Union ? 

1446. 295. Mention their names ? 

1447. ' 295. When was Indiana admitted ? 



Q- P. P 

1448. 295. When was Mississippi admitted ? 

1449. 295. When did Alabama become a scate ? 

1450. 295. When did Maine and Missouri become 

states r 

1451. 295. Of which territory, are Indiana and Illinois 

sections ? 

1452. 295. To which state, did Mississippi and Alaba- 

ma belong ? 

1453. 295. From which state, was Maine separated ? 

1454. 295. From which tract, was Missouri divided ? 

1455. 295. Why cannot slavery exist in Indiana and Il- 

linois ? 

1456. 295. How many were the original states of the 

American Republic? 

1457. 295. What is their number now (year 1821)? 

1458. 295. By which nation, was Florida ceded to the 

United States ? 

1459. 295. In what year, was the cession ratified by the 

king of Spain r 

1460. 295. When was the cession ratified by the presi- 

dent and senate of the United States ? 

1461. 295. What sum was named as the price of Flori- 

da ? 

1462. 295. Why is not this sum to be paid to Spain ? 

1463. 298. In which year, did Jonathan Hulls obtain a 

patent from George II. for the invention 
of a steam-boat? 

1464. 298. When did Fitch propel a boat, by the same 

principle, on the Delaware ? 

1465. 298. When did Miller, of Scotland, make a pas- 

sage to and from Sweden, in a steam-boat 
of his own construction ? 

1466. 298. In what year, did Fulton render the plan sus- 

ceptible of little farther improvement ? 

1467. 299. In which of the American states, was Fultoft 

born ? 

1468. 299. When, and where, did Fulton die ? 



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Q. p. 

1469. 299. Do you remember the names of the distin- 

guished foreigners who visited the United 
States ? 

1470. 299. Where did Dr. Priestley die? 

1471. 299. Where did Thomas Paine die ? 

1472. 299. When was recorded the fourth census of the 

inhabitants of the United States ? 

1473. 300. What was then the amount of their popula- 

tion ? 

1474. 300. How many persons were slaves? 

1475. 300. How many did the inhabitants of Boston and 

New York respectively number? 

1476. 300. How many Were the inhabitants, respective- 

ly, of Philadelphia and Baltimore ? 

1477. 300. What was the population of Washington ? 

1478. 300. What was the population of Charleston, and 

of New Orleans ? 

1479. 300. Who raised the first voice in America, 

against the practice of holding slaves ? 

1480. 300. When did he publish his " Considerations on 

the keeping of Negroes ?" 

1481. 300. Who afterwards acquired a higher rank 

amongst philanthropists ? 

1482. 301. By which state, was made the first law for 

the gradual abolition of slavery ? 

1483. 301. In what year, was that law made ? 

1484. 301. In how many of the states, have similar laws 

since been passed ? 

1485. 201. Since which year, has the importation of 

slaves, into the United States, been pro- 
hibited, by congress ? 

1486. 301. When was a settlement commenced at Sier- 

ra Leone, for colonizing free people of col- 
our ? 

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